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枘
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the handle of tools

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
ruì
ゼイ、ネイ、ドン、ノン
せん、ほぞ
Components
木 tree+ 内 inside =
枘 the handle of tools
木 Meaning component
mù tree
wood
内 Phonetic component
nèi inside
inside, interior
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Chinese
枘 [ruì]
tenon; tool handle; wedge
Japanese
枘 ほぞ 同音
noun architecture usually kana tenon; cog; dovetail; pivot
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
方枘圆凿 [fāng​ruì​yuán​záo] #72,870
to put a square peg in a round hole
方枘圆凿 [fāng​ruì​yuán​záo] #72,870
to put a square peg in a round hole
圆凿方枘 [yuán​záo​fāng​ruì] #75,612
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fāng​ruì​yuán​záo]
圆凿方枘 [yuán​záo​fāng​ruì] #75,612
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fāng​ruì​yuán​záo]
凿枘 [záo​ruì]
to fit like mortise and tenon
枘凿 [ruì​zuò]
incompatible
枘凿 [ruì​zuò]
incompatible
凿枘 [záo​ruì]
to fit like mortise and tenon
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
ホゾ穴 [ほぞあな] #275,600
mortice
円鑿方枘 [えんさくほうぜい]
round peg in a square hole
地獄ホゾ [じごくホゾ]
foxtail wedged tenon joint
太枘 [だぼ]
dowel
蟻ほぞ [ありほぞ]
dovetail tenon