Hanja Analyzer
磋

磋 — cha

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
갈[磨] 차
Romanization
cha
English
polish, buff; scrutinize
Mandarin
cuō
Japanese on'yomi
サ
Japanese kun'yomi
みが.く
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
14
Radical
石 (112, 10 residual)
Unicode
U+78CB

Parts that make up 磋

  • 石 돌 석 벼랑 아래 굴러떨어진 돌돌과 돌로 만든 것
  • 差 다를 차, 어긋날 치 보리를 손으로 비비는 모양어긋남. ‘차·치’ 계열의 소리

How 磋 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 磋 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 石, 差.

Korean example words with 磋

  • 절차하다切磋 Korean gloss: 학문과 덕행을 닦다. 옥이나 돌을 갈고닦는다는 뜻에서 나온 말이다.
  • 절차탁마하다切磋琢磨 Korean gloss: 부지런히 학문과 덕행을 닦다. 옥이나 돌 따위를 갈고 닦아서 빛을 낸다는 뜻에서 나온 말로, ≪시경≫의 <위풍(衛風)> <기오

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

Japanese words with 磋

  • 切磋琢磨せっさたくま diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve)
  • 切磋せっさ working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study)

Other hanja read “차”

且 仛 佌 佽 侘 借 偖 剳 劄 叉 咱 唶 嗟 嗻 奓 岔 嵯 差 徣 扯 搓 搽 槎 次 此 泚 瑳 硨 箚 蹉 遮 齄

Other hanja with radical 石

石 矺 矻 矼 矽 砂 砌 砏 砑 砒 研 砕 砠 砢 砥 砦 砧 砬 砭 砮 砰 砲 破 砺 硃 硅 硏 硜 硝 硠 硧 硨 硫 硬 确 硯 硼 碁 碇 碌 碍 碎 碏 碑 碓 碗 碟 碣 碤 碧 碨 碩 碭 確 碻 碼 碾 磁 磅 磈

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