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Carve Chisel Hair Shape Circumference 彫 チョウ ほ.る、 ぼ.り

Kanji
Onyomi チョウ
Kunyomi ほ.る、-ぼ.り
English carve, engrave, chisel
Examples 彫刻(ちょうこく): carving; engraving; sculpture
彫る(ほる): (1) to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel (2) to tattoo
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1533
Components 周: circumference; circuit; lap
彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 59
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading さん・さんづくり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword carve
Koohii Story 1 A lathe is used to carve a shape with circumference into wood or metal.
Koohii Story 2 Start with a circumference and carve away until you get the shape you want.
RTK Index 1710

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000

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