11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

verse in praise of Buddha, fast, healthy, rest

Kun'yomi
  • いこ
On'yomi
  • gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
  • ケツ
  • ケイ

Main Radical

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Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

verse in praise of Buddha, fast, healthy
ゲ ケツ ケイ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
why, how, when
カツ なんぞ いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ カチ カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
opening chant of a sutra
Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
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References

Unicode hex code 5048
JIS X 0208 1-48-85
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 267
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 836
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a9.10
Four corner code 2622.7