7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

spit, skewer

Kun'yomi
  • spit ②proxy (computer server)
  • つらぬ
On'yomi
  • カン
  • ケン
  • セン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

spit, skewer
くし カン ケン (11th)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Contained In

Common Words

spit ②proxy (computer server)
skewer ②skewering ③impalement
grilling on a skewer
bamboo skewer
wooden target holder (in archery)
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References

Unicode hex code 4E32
JIS X 0208 1-22-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 104
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 30
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4364
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2973
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 603
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 649
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 516
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 80
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1394
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 610
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.13
Four corner code 5000.6