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Kotomora

叉

fork in road, crotch

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes3

Readings

On'yomi

  • サ
  • シャ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi

  • また

Meaning

叉 centers on a branching point where something splits into two: a fork in a road or the crotch where the legs divide.

Most common words using 叉

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  • 叉焼チャーシュー

    roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

  • 夜叉やしゃ

    yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

  • 音叉おんさ

    tuning fork

  • 三叉路さんさろ

    three-way junction; three-way intersection

  • 三仙叉さんせんさ

    trident dagger

  • 三叉戟さんさげき

    trident

  • 三叉槍さんさそう

    trident

  • 三叉神経さんさしんけい

    trigeminal nerve

  • 三叉神経痛さんさしんけいつう

    trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux

  • 五叉路ごさろ

    five-forked road; five-road junction

  • 叉手網さであみ

    dip net; scoop net

  • 叉焼包チャーシューバオ

    cha siu bao; Cantonese barbeque pork bun

  • 叉状さじょう

    forked; branched; dichotomous; furcate

  • 叉銃さじゅう

    stacked arms

  • 叉骨さこつ

    furcula; furculum

  • 夜叉五倍子やしゃぶし

    Alnus firma (species of alder)

  • 式叉摩那しきしゃまな

    probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)

  • 木の叉きのまた

    crotch of a tree

  • 桧葉叉ひばまた

    Arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)

  • 波羅提木叉はらだいもくしゃ

    pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns

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Study

Etymology

叉 is a pictograph of a hand with fingers spread into a V-shape, representing a fork or branching point. The modern form preserves the hand shape 又 with a dot 丶 emphasizing the split.

Meaning mnemonic

The shape 又 looks like a hand, and the dot 丶 marks the point where the fingers split apart. Picture a hand making a V-sign at a fork in the road.

Reading mnemonic

For サ, imagine standing at a fork in the road under the hot sun: sun -> サ, and you must choose which path to take.