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Kanji for Square
The kanji for “square” is 矩, read ku and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
矩
square
A carpenter's square; living by good rules.
10 strokes On reading ク (ku) Kun reading かね、かねざし、さしがね (kane, kanezashi, sashigane) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: ruler, carpenter's square
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ku, nori
In Japan it appears in about 195 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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