唖

10 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

mute, dumb

Kun'yomi
  • おし
    		muteness ②mute
On'yomi
  • ア
    		muteness ②mute
  • アク

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ア 60.0%
おし 40.0%

Character Breakdown

mute, dumb
ア　おし　アク (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア　つ.ぐ　や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)

Common Words

おし
唖
muteness ②mute
あ
唖
ぜん
然
dumbfounded
もう
盲
あ
唖
blind and dumb
もう
盲
あ
唖
がっ
学
こう
校
school for the blind and dumb
ろう
聾
あ
唖
deafness ②deaf-mutism
ろう
聾
あ
唖
がっ
学
こう
校
school for people unable to hear and speak
あ
唖
しゃ
者
(a) mute
おし
唖
ぜみ
蝉
voiceless cicada (female)
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References

Unicode hex code 5516
JIS X 0208 1-16-2
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 939
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 795
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2958
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2964
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3743
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d8.3
Four corner code 6101.7