8 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

elder sister, maidservant

Kun'yomi
  • older sister
  • ねえさん
On'yomi
  • シャ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あね 100.0%

Character Breakdown

elder sister, maidservant
あね ソ シャ (Kentei Pre-1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

a woman's natural inclination to care for others
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References

Unicode hex code 59D0
JIS X 0208 1-16-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1202
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1195
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2206
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2318
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6172
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e5.5
Four corner code 4741.0