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

tree trunk, main part, talent, capability

Kun'yomi
  • (tree) trunk
On'yomi
  • (tree) trunk
Nanori
  • つよし
  • まさ
  • もと
  • えだ
  • くる
  • たかし
  • つね
  • とも
  • もとき
  • よし
  • より

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

カン 61.2%
みき 38.8%

Character Breakdown

tree trunk, main part, talent
カン みき つよし (5th, N1)
sunrise, dawn
カン かがや.く
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Contained In

Common Words

(tree) trunk
chief secretary (usu. of a party)
foundation ②root and trunk
executive secretary
cutting straight down
trunk ②shaft (of an arrow) ③handle
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References

Unicode hex code 5E79
JIS X 0208 1-20-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 790
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1596
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1718
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2152
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1130
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1531
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1654
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1783
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 761
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1938
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 763
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9183
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 637
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1189
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1248
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 751
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1254
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 667
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 770
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1230
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 576
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1669
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c9.8
Four corner code 4844.1
De Roo Code 1555