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Kanji for Helm

The kanji for “helm” is 舵, read da and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.

舵

helm

The rudder that steers a ship; the one who sets the course.

11 strokes On reading ダ、タ (da, ta) Kun reading かじ (kaji)

Dictionary meanings: rudder, helm, wheel

Readings used for names on Nazuke: da

Names written with 舵: Dan 舵 · Dann 舵

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