Kanji
N1 7 strokes Grade 8 freq #2202

wick

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

grass kusa

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

wick; marrow
Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy
cardboard tube
toilet drain outlet
dead center
collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar)
padding; lining
thick obi sash; sash padding

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

centering; center alignment
to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core
lead pointer (for a clutch pencil); lead sharpener
mentally strong; strong-willed
pencil lead case (for a mechanical pencil)
dead center (of a baseball bat); sweet spot
mechanical pencil lead
lamp wick
staple (for a stapler)
wick of a candle

Example sentences

I was frozen to the bone.

Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?