楔

くさび

Also written クサビ, 轄

Meanings

1. Noun wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin
2. tie; bond

Kanji

• 楔 wedge; arrowhead. Read as くさび.

Example sentences

• ねじ、てこ、くさび、滑車などは単一機械と呼ばれる。
  The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.

Common phrases

• 楔を打ち込む (くさびをうちこむ) to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences)
• 楔を打つ

Words containing 楔

• 楔状 (けつじょう) wedge-shaped
• 割り楔 (わりくさび) split wedge
• 楔形文字 (くさびがたもじ) cuneiform (writing)

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists