11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

eat

Kun'yomi
  • to eat ②to live ③to bite ④to tease
  • くらわ
On'yomi
  • タン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

eat
タン く.う くらわ.す (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお エン ぬく (8th, N1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

caustic words
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
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References

Unicode hex code 5556
JIS X 0208 1-51-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 933
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 819
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3824
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d8.10
Four corner code 6908.9