叉

3 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

fork in road, crotch

Kun'yomi
  • また
    		groin ②fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.)
On'yomi
  • サ
  • シャ
  • サイ

Main Radical

又(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 44.1%
また 33.6%
サ 22.3%

Character Breakdown

fork in road, crotch
シャ　また　サ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

扠 蚤 釵 靫

Common Words

や
夜
しゃ
叉
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
おん
音
さ
叉
tuning fork
さん
三
さ
叉
ろ
路
three-way junction
こん
金
ごう
剛
や
夜
しゃ
叉
Vajrayaksa
しき
式
しゃ
叉
ま
摩
な
那
probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)
ひ
飛
ぎょう
行
や
夜
しゃ
叉
flying yaksha
つの
角
また
叉
red algae
き
木
　
の
また
叉
crotch of a tree
さ
叉
で
手
あみ
網
dip net
さ
叉
じゅう
銃
stacked arms
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References

Unicode hex code 53C9
JIS X 0208 1-26-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 856
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 669
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3386
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4194
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2870
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2914
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2923
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3116
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2h1.1
Four corner code 1740.0