6 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

decapitate

Kun'yomi
  • to cut off (someone's head)
  • くびはねる
On'yomi
  • フン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

フン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

decapitate
フン は.ねる くびは.ねる (Kentei 1)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

counter for helmets, etc.
committing suicide by slitting one's throat
decapitating oneself
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References

Unicode hex code 520E
JIS X 0208 1-49-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 669
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 459
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1879
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f4.3
Four corner code 2220.0