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Keyword
missing
Info
Frequency
Uncommon
Type
Extended shinjitai
?
Kanken
Level 1
Old form
鑽
Readings
さん
(96%)
き
(4%)
きり
Composed of
金
gold
賛
approve
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
研
けん
鑚
さん
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
鑚
き
る
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
鑚
きり
火
び
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
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