筈 — gwal

Parts that make up 筈

How 筈 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 筈 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 竹, 舌.

Japanese words with 筈

• 筈はず should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be)
• 矢筈やはず nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
• 筈緒はずお hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
• その筈そのはず only natural; no wonder; as expected
• 筈ないはずない it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
• 筈がないはずがない it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
• 矢筈模様やはずもよう herring-bone pattern; herringbone pattern
• 筈のないはずのない that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...
• 矢筈豌豆ヤハズエンドウ common vetch (Vicia sativa); tare

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 竹