砺

See also: 礪

砺 U+783A, 砺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-783A ← 砹 [U+7839] CJK Unified Ideographs 砻 → [U+783B]

Translingual

Han character

砺 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一口一一尸 (MRMMS), composition ⿰石厉)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 829, character 33
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2422, character 13
• Unihan data for U+783A

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 砺 – see 礪 (“whetstone; to whet; to sharpen; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 礪).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	砺
Kyūjitai	礪

Kanji

砺

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 礪)

1. Extended shinjitai form of 礪

Readings

• Go-on: れ (re)
• Kan-on: れい (rei)
• Kun: あらと (arato, 砺); みがく (migaku, 砺く)
• Nanori: と (to)