3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

towel, hanging scroll, width, cloth radical (no. 50)

Kun'yomi
  • おお
  • ちきり
  • きれ
On'yomi
  • キン
    napkin
  • フク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

headgear (esp. one made of cloth) ②tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
hanger-on ②purse strapped round one's waist
drawstring purse ②pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden ③unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
triangular bandage ②triangular kerchief
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.) ②dirty work
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References

Unicode hex code 5DFE
JIS X 0208 1-22-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1467
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1547
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3409
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4217
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2879
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2101
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 432
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1685
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8771
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 687
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3f0.1
Four corner code 4022.7