咫

9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

short, span

Kun'yomi
  • た
    		distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
On'yomi
  • シ

Main Radical

口(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

た 100.0%

Character Breakdown

short, span
た　シ (Kentei 1)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク　せき (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
only, free, in addition
ただ　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

あた
咫
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
や
八
た
咫
がらす
烏
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition) ②three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
や
八
た
咫
　
の
からす
烏
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition) ②three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
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References

Unicode hex code 54AB
JIS X 0208 1-51-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 216
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 783
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 996
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3542
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3r6.6
Four corner code 7680.8