堺

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

world

Kun'yomi
  • さかい
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さかい 100.0%

Character Breakdown

world
さかい　カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
world, boundary
カイ (3rd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
jammed in, shellfish, mediate
カイ　すけ　ゆき (7th, N2)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Common Words

さかい
堺
りゅう
流
Sakai school of tea ceremony ②Sakai school of calligraphy
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References

Unicode hex code 583A
JIS X 0208 1-26-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1101
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1045
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 562
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 679
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 513
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1560
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5289
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.5
Four corner code 4612.8