8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

On'yomi
  • (metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto) ②the center or seat (of) (center) ③(government) office ④fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
Nanori
  • はん

Main Radical

广(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

borough, urban prefecture, govt office
フ い う (4th, N2)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

royal government (esp. Ryukyu Kingdom)
shogunate ②shogun's headquarters ③Imperial Guards office
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto) ②the center or seat (of) (center) ③(government) office ④fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
realm of the dead ②hell
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka) ②within the town limits of Edo
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References

Unicode hex code 5E9C
JIS X 0208 1-41-60
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1507
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1611
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3082
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3824
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1960
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2654
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1002
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1077
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 156
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 740
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 260
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9283
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 575
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 504
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 513
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 503
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 509
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 603
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 515
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 168
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 337
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 587
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1011
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q5.2
Four corner code 0024.0
De Roo Code 548