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砥

砥: whetstone

whetstone; grindstone
10 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here

Readings

On
シ・テイ・キイ・チ
Kun
と・といし・とぐ・みがく

Read と in 砥石 (といし) and in place names such as 砥部; the on-readings are very rare.

Key words

砥石といしwhetstone
砥の粉とのこfine polishing powder
砥部とべTobe (a town in Ehime)
青砥あおとAoto (surname; place in Tokyo)

Example sentences

After sharpening the kitchen knife on a whetstone, it cut well again.

Tobe in Ehime Prefecture is a town known for its white pottery.

I changed trains at Aoto Station in Tokyo.

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