杭

stake; post; picket

8 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2329.

Readings

• くい (kun reading): 杭 (くい) stake; 杭打ち (くいうち) pile-driving
• コウ (on reading): 杭州 (こうしゅう) Hangzhou (China)

Components

• 木
• 亢
• 亠 radical lid
• 几 radical table
• 木 radical tree

Words using 杭

• 杭 (くい) stake
• 杭打ち (くいうち) pile-driving
• 乱杭 (らんぐい) stakes planted on the ground or underwater at irregular angles and intervals (to obstruct the enemy)
• 杭打ち機 (くいうちき) pile driver
• 切り杭 (きりくい) stump
• 杭州 (こうしゅう) Hangzhou (China)

14 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists