Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: control, wedge

Kunyomi: くさび

Onyomi: カツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: cart, car

Examples

Onyomi Examples

チョッカツ direct control

シャカツ linchpin

Kunyomi Examples

くさび wedge, chock, linchpin, lynchpin, tie, bond