仭

5 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

fathom

Kun'yomi
  • はかる
On'yomi
  • ジン
    		ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)

Main Radical

人(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

fathom
ジン　はか.る (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
blade, sword, edge
ジン　ニン　は (Kentei 1)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 4EED
JIS X 0208 1-48-33
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 117
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 122
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a3.8
Four corner code 2722.0