10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

climate, season, weather, wait for, expect

Kun'yomi
  • to serve (by a superior's side) ②to be ③to do
On'yomi
  • season

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 91.0%
そうろう 9.0%

Character Breakdown

climate, season, weather
コウ そうろう (4th, N3)
marquis, lord, daimyo
コウ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
yu
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

candidate ②candidacy
lodger who pays nothing for room and board
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favorite)
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References

Unicode hex code 5019
JIS X 0208 1-24-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 481
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 250
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 119
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 133
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 89
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 101
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 862
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 775
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 478
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 944
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 974
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 607
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 325
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 504
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 542
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1174
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 105
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1655
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a8.10
Four corner code 2723.4
De Roo Code 2163