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Strokes9
Frequency#479
Radicalweapon(4)

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Strokes9

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of weapon and cliff. Making step with weapon.

Symbolism

Stage, stairs, paragraph. Represents step.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

三段論法

さんだんろんぽう

syllogism; syllogism

無理算段

むりさんだん

scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit; scraping together (a sum of money)

常套手段

じょうとうしゅだん

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick; one's habitual practice

強硬手段

きょうこうしゅだん

tough measure; firm step; strong measure; tough measure

Proverbs & Idioms

階段を一段ずつ登る

かいだんをいちだんずつのぼる

Climb stairs one step at a time

Proceed steadily and methodically in all endeavors