硯
inkstone
12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2500.
Readings
- すずり (kun reading): 硯 (すずり) inkstone; 硯箱 (すずりばこ) inkstone case
- ケン (on reading): 磨穿鉄硯 (ませんてっけん) showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; 筆硯 (ひっけん) writing brush and inkstone
- ゲン (on reading)
Components
Words using 硯
- 硯 (すずり) inkstone
- 硯箱 (すずりばこ) inkstone case
- 硯石 (すずりいし) inkstone
- 硯洗い (すずりあらい) event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
- 磨穿鉄硯 (ませんてっけん) showing unyielding diligence in one's studies
- 筆硯 (ひっけん) writing brush and inkstone
- 硯池 (けんち) inkstone well