13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

Buddhist priest, monk

On'yomi
  • monk ②sangha (the Buddhist community)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

Buddhist priest, monk
ソウ (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
formerly, once, before
ソ ソウ かつ (11th)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

youngster ②young Buddhist monk ③young shop-boy
monk ②sangha (the Buddhist community)
high Buddhist priest
I, as a mere priest
Buddhist nun ②Catholic nun
priest soldier
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 50E7
JIS X 0208 1-33-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 536
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 300
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 159
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 180
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 119
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 138
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 982
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1057
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1423
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1829
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1007
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1076X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1525
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1366
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1453
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1070
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1609
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1430
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 131
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 991
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a11.7
Four corner code 2826.6
De Roo Code 2178