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

be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy

Kun'yomi
  • to taper to a point ②to look displeased
  • さき
  • するど
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

とが 63.8%
セン 36.2%

Character Breakdown

be pointed, sharp, taper
とが.る セン さき (Kentei Pre-1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
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)

Common Words

to taper to a point ②to look displeased
vanguard ②vanguard
to sharpen (e.g. pencil) ②to get nervous ③to raise (e.g. one's voice)
tip of a sword
pointed ②sharp (e.g. voice) ③outstanding
sharp or angry voice
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References

Unicode hex code 5C16
JIS X 0208 1-32-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1357
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1393
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2176
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2700
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1864
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2903
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2912
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7480
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n3.1
Four corner code 9043.0