砧
砧: fulling block (cloth mallet)
fulling block (cloth mallet)
10 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
チン
Kunきぬた
Read きぬた, also a Tokyo district name; in the anatomy term 砧骨 (incus) it reads ちん.
Key words
砧きぬたfulling block
砧公園きぬたこうえんKinuta Park (Tokyo)
砧骨ちんこつincus (ear bone)
Example sentences
昔の人は、砧で布を打って柔らかくした。
People in the old days beat cloth on a wooden block to soften it.
休みの日は、砧公園で家族とお弁当を食べた。
On my day off, I ate a packed lunch with my family at Kinuta Park.
耳の中には、砧骨という小さな骨がある。
Inside the ear there is a tiny bone called the incus.