咀

8 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

bite, eat

Kun'yomi
  • かむ
On'yomi
  • ソ
  • ショ

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bite, eat
ソ　ショ　か.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ　ショ　ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
chewing ②digestion (e.g. of words)
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
きん
筋
muscle of mastication
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
うん
運
どう
動
mastication
そ
咀
しゃく
嚼
りょく
力
chewing power
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References

Unicode hex code 5480
JIS X 0208 1-50-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 907
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 758
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3476
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d5.6
Four corner code 6701.0