12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

eaves, canopy, vizor, hallways

Kun'yomi
  • awning (over window, doorway) ②narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building ③visor (of a cap) ④classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • ソウ
Nanori
  • ひさ

Main Radical

广(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひさし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

eaves, canopy, vizor
ひさし ショウ ソウ (Kentei 1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
inter-, mutual, together
あい- ソウ ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 5EC2
JIS X 0208 1-54-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1525
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1629
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9416
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q9.2
Four corner code 0026.0