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楔

楔: wedge

wedge
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Readings

On
ケツ・セツ
Kun
くさび・ほうだて

Read くさび alone; on-readings ケツ/セツ appear in 楔形文字 (cuneiform) and 楔状骨 (cuneiform bone).

Key words

楔くさびwedge
楔形文字くさびがたもじcuneiform script
楔形くさびがたwedge shape
楔状骨けつじょうこつcuneiform bone

Example sentences

The carpenter drove a wedge into the joint to fix the pillar firmly in place.

In ancient Mesopotamia, cuneiform script was carved into clay tablets.

The X-ray showed a crack in the cuneiform bone of the foot.

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