櫛 – comb

17 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2256 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 櫛 means comb. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シツ (shitsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くし、くしけず.る (kushi, kushikezuru). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シツ	shitsu
Kun’yomi	くし	kushi
Kun’yomi	くしけず.る	kushikezuru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 艮・竹・木・卩・乞.

Words using 櫛

櫛くしcomb

Example sentences

外出する前に髪を櫛でときなさい。

Comb your hair before you go out.

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Kanji with the same radical

本東業来機権査案村果格検校構木条

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