奎

9 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1
JLPT exam level N1

star, god of literature

On'yomi
  • ケイ
    		Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • キ

Main Radical

大(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

star, god of literature
ケイ　キ (Kentei 1, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

けい
奎
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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References

Unicode hex code 594E
JIS X 0208 1-52-87
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1152
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2796
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1438
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1938
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2932
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2939
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 913
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5911
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2045
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b6.12
Four corner code 4010.4