Keyword
spoon
Info
FrequencyTop 3300-3400
KankenLevel 1
Heisig476
Readings
(96%)
かい
(1%)
さじ
(1%)
Composed of
slash left
umbrella handle
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a very peculiar spoon. The top part is the handle which you hold, the horizontal stroke is the crossguard (it's a spoon made out of a bent dagger!), and the bottom part is the part which you use to scoop something out with it.

Used in kanji (32 in total)
death
ability
transformation
around that time
doubt
welcome
elderly
look up to
scent
suppress
magistrate
this here
low spirits
tasty
get worked up
nun
one (formal)
wooden spoon
female animal
madam of a brothel
truth [old]
???
???
sharp tip
???
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stable
grain
speak resentfully
sharp tip [simplified]
carassius auratus
spoon under a roof
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
dagger; dirk
spoon
one spoon; one dagger