6 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

suspend, hang, wear (sword)

Kun'yomi
  • to hang ②to hang oneself ③to turn upwards (as if being pulled) ④to pucker (e.g. of a seam)
  • to hang
On'yomi
  • チョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

99.7%
つる 0.3%

Character Breakdown

suspend, hang, wear (sword)
つ.る つる.す チョウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

to hang ②to hang oneself ③to turn upwards (as if being pulled) ④to pucker (e.g. of a seam)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.) ②to manipulate (a price) upward
hanging (by the neck)
hanging in midair ②midair stunt
hanger (e.g. for mosquito net) ②fisherman ③lifting hand (judo)
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
to hold (the opponent) in the arms and carry him out of the ring
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References

Unicode hex code 540A
JIS X 0208 1-36-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 884
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 710
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2163
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2686
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2171
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2289
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3291
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d3.8
Four corner code 6022.7