5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

nun

Kun'yomi
  • Buddhist nun ②Catholic nun ③bitch ④Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)
On'yomi
  • bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun) ②Indonesia

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あま 91.9%
8.1%

Character Breakdown

nun
あま ニ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

Buddhist nun ②Catholic nun ③bitch ④Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)
Buddhist nun ②Catholic nun
native of Amagasaki ②bitch
to love one's child too much for their own good
to love one's child too much for their own good
minister or general's wife who became a nun
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References

Unicode hex code 5C3C
JIS X 0208 1-38-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1378
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1405
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3033
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3767
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1919
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1054
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1133
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1661
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 175
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1688
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7635
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1674
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1620
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1728
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1228
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1046
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1722
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 522
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1063
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3r2.2
Four corner code 7721.2
De Roo Code 3756