8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

temple

On'yomi
  • セチ
  • セツ
    temple (Buddhist) ②central pillar of a pagoda ③kshetra (realm, country)
  • サツ
    temple (Buddhist) ②central pillar of a pagoda ③kshetra (realm, country)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セツ 87.1%
サツ 12.9%

Character Breakdown

temple
セツ サツ セチ (11th)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

moment ②kshana
temple (Buddhist) ②central pillar of a pagoda ③kshetra (realm, country)
ancient temple
principle of living only for the moment
Buddhist temple
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References

Unicode hex code 5239
JIS X 0208 1-49-75
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 679
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 474
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1620
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1167
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2144
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1601
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1967
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 827
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f6.8
Four corner code 4290.0