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Kotomora

鋸

saw (cuts wood)

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • キョ
  • コ

Kun'yomi

  • のこ
  • のこぎり

Meaning

鋸 centers on a toothed cutting tool: a saw used for cutting wood.

Most common words using 鋸

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  • 鋸のこ

    saw

  • 鋸のこぎり
    N2

    saw

  • 鋸歯きょし

    teeth of a saw; saw teeth; serration

  • 大鋸屑おがくず

    sawdust

  • 糸鋸いとのこ

    fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw

  • 上後鋸筋じょうこうきょきん

    serratus posterior superior muscle

  • 両刃鋸りょうばのこぎり

    double-edged saw

  • 前鋸筋ぜんきょきん

    serratus anterior muscle

  • 回し引き鋸まわしびきのこぎり

    bracket saw; sabre saw; saber saw

  • 大鋸おが

    large saw; framed pit saw

  • 帯鋸おびのこ

    band saw; bandsaw

  • 帯鋸おびのこぎり

    band saw; bandsaw

  • 弦鋸つるのこ

    hacksaw; bow saw

  • 縦挽き鋸たてびきのこ

    ripsaw

  • 胴付鋸どうつきのこ

    saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw

  • 胴付鋸どうつきのこぎり

    saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw

  • 西洋鋸草せいようのこぎりそう

    yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil

  • 金切鋸かねきりのこぎり

    hacksaw

  • 金鋸かねのこぎり

    hacksaw

  • 鋸がざみのこぎりがざみ

    mud crab (Scylla serrata); mangrove crab; swimming crab

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Study

Etymology

鋸 combines 金 (metal) with 居, which likely contributes the sound キョ. The character originally referred to a metal saw.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is metal 金, and the right side 居 looks like a saw's teeth resting on a surface. Picture a metal saw cutting through wood.

Reading mnemonic

For キョ, imagine a saw cutting through a giant key: key -> キョ, and the metal teeth bite into the key.