くい
Meanings
Noun
1. stake; post; pile; picket
esp. 杭, 杙
2. stump
esp. 株
Kanji used
picket
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
Examples (1 in total)
He's from Hangzhou.