17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten

Kun'yomi
  • to threaten
On'yomi
  • カク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 98.3%
おど 1.7%

Character Breakdown

menacing, dignity, majesty
カク おど.す (9th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
suddenly, brighten, illuminate
カク あかい あか (Kentei Pre-1)
red
あか セキ あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

References

Unicode hex code 5687
JIS X 0208 1-19-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1008
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 915
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 784
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 964
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 539
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 702
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2026
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2182
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2008
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1868
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4459
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1080
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1918
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1867
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2098
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1925
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 313
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2045
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d14.1
Four corner code 6403.1
De Roo Code 3741