琢
琢 — Polish
polish
On’yomiタク (taku)
Kun’yomiみがく (migaku)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 琢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琢磨 | たくま takuma | polish (jewels); cultivation |
| 切磋琢磨 | せっさたくま sessatakuma | diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve) |
Study notes
琢 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2022 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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