24 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gnaw

Kun'yomi
  • to gnaw ②to dabble in
On'yomi
  • ゲツ
  • ケツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

gnaw
ゲツ かじ.る か.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
gnaw, nibble, munch
かじ.る ゲツ か.む (Kentei 1)
to engrave, a written contract or agreement
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ フ フウ
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
tooth, cog
シ よわい は (Kentei 1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 56D3
JIS X 0208 1-51-87
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 934
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4659
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a19.4
Four corner code 6707.2