U+685B, 桛
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-685B

[U+685A]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+685C]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 75, 木+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木卜一卜 (DYMY), composition 𠧗)

  1. reel, hank, skein, reeled thread

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 526, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14796
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1197, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+685B

Japanese

Glyph origin

A 国字 (kokuji, Japanese-coined character).

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. alternative form of (reel)

Readings

  • Kun: かせ (kase, )かせい (kasei, )かせひ (kasefi, , historical)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
かせ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling

Noun

(かせ) • (kase

  1. a niddy-noddy; a tool for winding yarn
    Synonym: 桛木 (kasegi)
  2. clipping of 桛糸 (kaseito, reeled thread)
  3. clipping of 桛車 (kasekuruma, a skein-winder; a rotating tool for winding thread into skeins or winding it onto reels)

Derived terms

  • (かせ)(いと) (kaseito, reeled thread)
  • (かせ)() (kasegi, a niddy-noddy)
  • 桛車(かせくるま) (kasekuruma, a skein winder)
  • 苧桛(おがせ) (ogase)

See also