圭
圭: jade tablet
jade tablet; sharp corner (names)
6 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
ケイ・ケ
Kun—
Mostly a given-name kanji (けい); in ordinary vocabulary it is rare, and 圭角 is the best-known word.
Key words
圭角けいかくrough edges (of character)
刀圭とうけいdoctor; medicine
尖圭せんけいpointed
土圭とけいclock (old spelling)
Example sentences
歳月とともに、彼の圭角もすっかり取れた。
With the years, his rough edges wore away completely.
彼は代々続く刀圭家の生まれだ。
He comes from a family of doctors going back generations.
古い文書には、時計を土圭と書いたものがある。
Some old documents write the word for clock as 土圭.