Kanji

挽

saw, turn (lathe), grind

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひく

Example sentences

挽回 ばんかい
最後のチャンスで遅れを挽回した。

I made up for the delay at the last chance.

頽勢 たいせい
新しい監督の就任によって、チームの頽勢を挽回することができた

The appointment of a new manager succeeded in turning the team's declining fortunes around.

挽く ひく
朝の静かな時間にコーヒー豆を挽くのが私の日課だ。

My daily routine is to grind coffee beans during the quiet morning hours.

のこぎり
鋸を使って太い丸太を挽いた。

I sawed a thick log using a saw.

挽歌 ばんか
詩人は亡き友のために挽歌を詠んだ

The poet composed an elegy for his deceased friend.

挽きたて ひきたて
毎朝、挽きたての豆でコーヒーを淹れるのが日課だ。

Every morning, it is my routine to brew coffee with freshly ground beans.

胡椒 こしょう
このスープには挽きたての胡椒がよく合う

Freshly ground pepper goes well with this soup.

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