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

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

Kun'yomi
  • to go ②to proceed ③to continue ④to have an orgasm ⑤to trip
  • いにしえ
  • さき
  • to go ②to proceed ③to continue ④to have an orgasm ⑤to trip
On'yomi
  • オウ
Nanori
  • みち

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

オウ 87.1%
12.6%
0.2%

Character Breakdown

journey, travel, chase away
オウ ゆ.く い.く (5th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

brink of death ②time to give up
making a round trip ②round-trip ticket ③correspondence ④socializing
after this ②ago
passing on to the next life ②death ③coercion
ancient times
coming and going ②road ③association ④recurring (e.g. thoughts)
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
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References

Unicode hex code 5F80
JIS X 0208 1-17-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1605
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1733
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 292
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 348
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 217
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 261
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 880
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 945
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1283
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 579
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 875
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10073
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 623
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 918
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 940
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 555
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1277
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 652
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 677
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 520
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 621
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 889
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i5.6
Four corner code 2021.4
De Roo Code 2072