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9 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

dirt, grime, earwax

Kun'yomi
  • あか
    		dirt
  • はじ
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • ク
    		klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ク 72.0%
あか 26.3%
コウ 1.7%

Character Breakdown

dirt, grime, earwax
ク　あか　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
empress, queen, after
きさき　コウ　ゴ (6th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

アカ
垢
account (e.g. for an online service)
む
無
く
垢
pure ②pure ③long kimono made from the same plain-colored cloth
つめ
爪
　
の
あか
垢
dirt under one's fingernails ②shred (of decency, etc.)
あか
垢
dirt
じゅん
純
しん
真
む
無
く
垢
pure
しろ
白
む
無
く
垢
white kimono
じゅん
純
すい
粋
む
無
く
垢
pure and innocent
きん
金
む
無
く
垢
pure gold
せい
清
じょう
浄
む
無
く
垢
purity
む
無
く
垢
せい
清
じょう
浄
pure and innocent
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References

Unicode hex code 57A2
JIS X 0208 1-25-4
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1076
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1008
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 418
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2187
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2302
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5058
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1879
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b6.3
Four corner code 4216.1
De Roo Code 1477