8 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

cold

Kun'yomi
  • きよ
On'yomi
  • レツ
  • レイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

レツ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

cold
レツ レイ きよ.い (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
file, row, rank
レツ れっ レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

biting (cold)
cool and clear
extremely cold
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References

Unicode hex code 51BD
JIS X 0208 1-49-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 643
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 420
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1637
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2b6.1
Four corner code 3210.0