6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

On'yomi
  • penalty
Nanori
  • おさか
  • ぎょう

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 98.9%
おさか 1.1%

Character Breakdown

punish, penalty, sentence
ケイ おさか ぎょう (8th, N1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Contained In

Common Words

(police) detective ②criminal matter
penalty
death penalty
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
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References

Unicode hex code 5211
JIS X 0208 1-23-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 670
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 461
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 830
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1024
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 555
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 734
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 679
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 734
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 848
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 258
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1001
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1886
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1193
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 887
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 908
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1091
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1061
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1052
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 185
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 686
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f4.2
Four corner code 1240.0
De Roo Code 3243