Hanja Analyzer
刮

刮 — gwal

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
긁을 괄
Romanization
gwal
English
shave, pare off, scrape
Mandarin
guā
Japanese on'yomi
カツ
Japanese kun'yomi
こそ.げる けず.る
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
8
Radical
刀 (18, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
舌
Unicode
U+522E

Parts that make up 刮

  • 舌 혀 설sound 입 밖으로 내민 혀혀와 말하고 맛보는 일
  • 刂 칼 도variant of 刀 칼날베고 가르는 일. 오른쪽에서 刂 로 쓴다

How 刮 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 刮 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 𠯑, 刀.

Korean example words with 刮

  • 괄목하다刮目 Korean gloss: 눈을 비비고 볼 정도로 매우 놀라다
  • 괄취刮取 Korean gloss: 재물 따위를 긁어 앗아 감.
  • 귀배괄모龜背刮毛 Korean gloss: 거북의 등에서 털을 깎는다는 뜻으로, 불가능한 일을 무리하게 하려고 함을 이르는 말.
  • 괄목상대刮目相對 Korean gloss: 눈을 비비고 상대편을 본다는 뜻으로, 남의 학식이나 재주가 놀랄 만큼 부쩍 늚을 이르는 말.
  • 괄구마광刮垢摩光 Korean gloss: 때를 벗기고 빛이 나게 닦는다는 뜻으로, 사람의 결점을 고치고 장점을 발휘하게 함을 이르는 말.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 刮

  • 刮目かつもく close attention; (watching with) keen interest
  • 刮ぐこそぐ to scrape off; to shave off
  • 刮眼かつがん close attention; (watching with) keen interest
  • 刮痧かっさ gua sha (traditional Chinese healing method)
  • 刮げるこそげる to scrape off; to shave off

Characters sharing the phonetic 舌

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “괄”

Other hanja with radical 刀

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