8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

uncle, youth

On'yomi
  • シュク
Nanori
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

uncle, youth
シュク よし (9th, N1)
younger of brothers, father's younger brother, younger brother of a husband
シュク まめ
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

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Common Words

uncle (younger than one's parent)
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References

Unicode hex code 53D4
JIS X 0208 1-29-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 861
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 677
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1782
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1766
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 271
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 725
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2h6.1
Four corner code 2794.0
De Roo Code 1267