3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

Kun'yomi
  • warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period) ②man in attendance (on a person of high standing)
On'yomi
  • man (esp. one who is well-respected) ②samurai ③person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed)
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)

Common Words

(medieval) knight ②samurai on horseback
order of chivalry
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era ②patriots
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References

Unicode hex code 58EB
JIS X 0208 1-27-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1160
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1117
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3405
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4213
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5638
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 572
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 581
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 410
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 521
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 441
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 386
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 755
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 393
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 325
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p0.1
Four corner code 4010.0
De Roo Code 1472