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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: staff, cane

Kunyomi: つえ

Onyomi: ジョウ

Composition: 木 丈

杖

Radical

Radical: 木

Meaning: tree

Reading: き

Frequency: 1,369

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

木

Examples

Onyomi Examples

杖 (ジョウ) public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

杖鼓 (ジョウコ) janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo

聖杖 (セイジョウ) holy staff, sacred staff

金剛杖 (コンゴウヅエ) pilgrim's staff

Kunyomi Examples

杖 (つえ) cane, walking stick, staff, wand

杖状 (つえじょう) staff-shaped

魔法の杖 (まほうのつえ) magic wand

転ばぬ先の杖 (ころばぬさきのつえ) prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, look before you leap, forewarned is forearmed, a stitch in time saves nine, a walking stick before stumbling

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