堝

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

crucible, melting pot

Kun'yomi
  • るつぼ
On'yomi
  • カ

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

crucible, melting pot
カ　るつぼ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 581D
JIS X 0208 1-52-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1105
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1047
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5247
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.8
Four corner code 4712.7