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

ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter

On'yomi
  • ceremony ②matter ③with regard to
Nanori
  • のり
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

99.9%
よし 0.1%

Character Breakdown

ceremony, rule, affair
ギ よし のり (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ よし ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
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

ceremony ②matter ③with regard to
funeral service
undertaker's office
way (of doing things) ②school (e.g. of poetry)
troublesome (person, task, etc.) ②suffering
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References

Unicode hex code 5100
JIS X 0208 1-21-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 554
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 324
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 169
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 191
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 124
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 147
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 984
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1059
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1311
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2255
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1252
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1172
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1137
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 727
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 740
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1071
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1747
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 936
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 137
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 993
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a13.4
Four corner code 2825.3
De Roo Code 2159