9 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

sudden, abrupt, improvised

Kun'yomi
  • sudden ②impromptu skit ③bandwagon fan
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

にわか 82.7%
17.3%

Character Breakdown

sudden, abrupt, improvised
にわか ガ (Kentei Pre-1)
human radical (no. 9)
ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

sudden blindness ②one suddenly blinded
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References

Unicode hex code 4FC4
JIS X 0208 1-18-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 447
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 215
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 106
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 76
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2110
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2247
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 665
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a7.4
Four corner code 2325.0