釘 – nail, tack, peg

10 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2496 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 釘 means nail, tack, peg. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テイ、チョウ (tei, chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くぎ (kugi). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テイ	tei
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	くぎ	kugi

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: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 一・金・亅.

Words using 釘

釘くぎnail

Example sentences

その板に釘を打ってください。

Drive the nail into the board.

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Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭銃鋼鎖鉱鑑銘鋭銅鏡

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