Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: nail, tack, peg

Kunyomi: くぎ

Onyomi: テイ チョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

テイトウ nailhead

装丁 ソウテイ binding (of a book), design (of a book cover)

Kunyomi Examples

くぎ nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin

くぎかくし nail hider, nailhead cover, decorative object which conceals the head of a nail

合い あいくぎ double-pointed nail, dowel

びょうくぎ rivet, tack, thumbtack, drawing-pin, hobnail