7 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

recommend, work hard, beautiful

Kun'yomi
  • つとめる
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

recommend, work hard, beautiful
ショウ つと.める (Kentei 1)
seduce, call, send for
ショウ め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 52AD
JIS X 0208 1-50-3
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 526
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 429
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2318
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g5.3
Four corner code 1462.7