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彫

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1600 / 2,608

Carve

On’yomi
ちょう
Kun’yomi
ほ
Radical
彡 Bristle (Kangxi 59)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 惨 (Disaster), less common than 撲 (Slap).

Circumference markings on the left are cut with a lantern's light on the right -- carving intricate circumference patterns illuminated by lantern light.

In words

彫る ほる to carve,to engrave,to sculpture,to chiselN2
彫刻 ちょうこく carving,engraving,sculptureN2

彫 is rank 1600 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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