13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell

Kun'yomi
  • bulk
  • to mount up
  • たか
On'yomi
  • スウ
  • シュウ
Nanori
  • たかし
  • たか
  • たけ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かさかさ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky
かさ スウ シュウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

raising (an embankment, levee, etc.) ②increasing (a budget, fees, etc.)
having a competitive spirit
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References

Unicode hex code 5D69
JIS X 0208 1-31-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1433
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1502
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2331
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2927
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1504
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2035
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2224
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2334
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8348
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2057
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3o10.4
Four corner code 2222.7