16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ground-breaking, open up farmland, to gnaw, bite, chew

Kun'yomi
  • ひら
    to cultivate (land)
On'yomi
  • コン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

ground-breaking, open up farmland, to gnaw
コン は.る ひら.く (8th, N1)
to gnaw, bite, chew
コン ケン か.む
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 58BE
JIS X 0208 1-26-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1142
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1097
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2896
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5509
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1136
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1188
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1169
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1823
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1798
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 365
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1989
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b13.6
Four corner code 2710.4
De Roo Code 2072