SuGoiSuす語彙す
Kanji › Names & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range) › 砧
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

People in the old days beat cloth on a wooden block to soften it.

On my day off, I ate a packed lunch with my family at Kinuta Park.

Inside the ear there is a tiny bone called the incus.

Study 砧 in the course →
‹ 桔 bellflower (in 桔梗)笈 traveler's backpack ›