Onyomi: セキ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: arrows, birds, counter for ships, fish, one of a pair, vessels
Kanji for arrows, birds, counter for ships, fish, one of a pair
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隻 is formed from the character 隹 on the top and 又 on the bottom. 隹 represents a single bird, while 又 represents a hand. Together, they show one bird being held by one hand. From this structure, 隻 came to mean one unit, single, or a counter for things that come in pairs.
隻 shows one bird held by one hand, meaning single or one unit.
Think of holding just one bird (隹) in one hand (又). Because only one is being held, it represents a single unit — 隻.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 隻 | せき | counter for ships | Counter |
| 隻句 | せっく | a few words | Noun |
| 隻腕 | せきわん | one arm | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 隻語 | せきご | just a few words | Noun |
| 隻脚 | せっきゃく | one-legged | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 隻手 | せきしゅ | one hand, one arm | Noun |
| 隻手の音声 | せきしゅのおんじょう | the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan) | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 隻影 | せきえい | a glimpse of an object's outlines | Noun |
| 隻眼 | せきがん | one eye | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 隻手の声 | せきしゅのこえ | the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan) | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |