11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

Kun'yomi
  • to take (trouble)
On'yomi
  • シツ
  • シュウ
    attachment
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シツ 65.1%
シュウ 20.9%
14.0%

Character Breakdown

tenacious, take hold, grasp
シツ シュウ と.る (7th, N1)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

steward ②court official ③deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to take (trouble)
execution ②execution ③lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 57F7
JIS X 0208 1-28-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1097
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1039
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1680
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2114
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1102
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 965
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1420
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1231
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5193
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1332
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 686
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 699
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1152
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1418
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1823
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 351
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1520
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b8.15
Four corner code 4541.7
De Roo Code 1457