錐
auger, drill, awl, pyramid, cone
Readings
On'yomi
- スイ
Kun'yomi
- きり
Meaning
錐 centers on a pointed tool that pierces or shapes: an auger, drill, or awl. The pyramid and cone senses extend from the same pointed, tapering shape.
Most common words using 錐
20 of 45- 円錐まるぎり
round gimlet
- 錐きり
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
- 錐すい
cone; pyramid
- 角錐かくすい
pyramid
- 三方錐さんほうすい
trigonal pyramid
- 三角錐さんかくすい
triangular pyramid
- 三錐歯目さんすいしもく
Triconodonta; Eutriconodonta; order of early mammals
- 五角錐ごかくすい
pentagonal pyramid
- 八角錐はっかくすい
octagonal pyramid
- 円錐えんすい
cone
- 円錐体えんすいたい
cone
- 円錐台えんすいだい
truncated cone; frustum of a cone
- 円錐図法えんすいずほう
conic projection; conical projection
- 円錐形えんすいけい
cone shape
- 円錐振り子えんすいふりこ
conical pendulum
- 円錐曲線えんすいきょくせん
conic curve; conic section
- 円錐角膜えんすいかくまく
keratoconus
- 円錐面えんすいめん
(circular) conical surface
- 嚢中の錐のうちゅうのきり
cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through)
- 四角錐しかくすい
quadrangular pyramid
Study
Etymology
錐 combines 金 (metal) with 隹, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a metal tool for piercing or boring.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 金 (metal) and the right side 隹 (a bird-like shape) together suggest a metal tool with a sharp, pointed beak: an auger or drill that pierces like a bird's beak.
Reading mnemonic
For スイ, imagine a Swiss-made drill: Swiss -> スイ, and the metal tool 錐 is a precision auger from Switzerland.