18 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

be profitable, yield profit

Kun'yomi
  • to profit ②to have (bear, beget) a child ③to have a stroke of luck
  • to be profitable
  • profit
  • たくわえる
On'yomi
  • チョ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

もうけるもうかる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

be profitable, yield profit
もう.ける チョ もうけ (Kentei Pre-1)
human radical (no. 9)
various, many, several
ショ もろ (6th, N2)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to be profitable
to profit ②to have (bear, beget) a child ③to have a stroke of luck
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme
moneymaking orientation
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References

Unicode hex code 5132
JIS X 0208 1-44-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 565
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 331
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 202
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 157
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2118
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2252
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1284X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a16.1
Four corner code 2426.0