9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

compare, spy on

Kun'yomi
  • たとえる
  • うかが
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

compare, spy on
ケン たと.える うかが.う (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 4FD4
JIS X 0208 1-48-55
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 199
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 774
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 686
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a7.9
Four corner code 2621.0