Kanji 鞘
16 strokes
Meaning
sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans)
- On'yomi
- ショウソウ
- Kun'yomi
- さや
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 革 leather (177)
- JLPT
- —
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō
- Kanken
- 準1級 – 1級
- Frequency
- —
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
Example sentences
二人は元の鞘に収まった。
The two of them got back together.
すべて元の鞘におさまった。
Everything went back in place.
やがて彼は白刃を鞘に収めた。
Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.