12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head

Kun'yomi
  • to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganized) ②to hurry
  • busy
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あわてるあわただしい 98.8%
コウ 1.2%

Character Breakdown

disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head
あわ.てる コウ (8th)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い あ.らす コウ (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 614C
JIS X 0208 1-25-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1725
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1917
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 580
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 707
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 425
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 532
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 624
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 671
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1956
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1692
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11057X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1259
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1378
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1465
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1311
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1533
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1459
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 822
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 631
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k9.10
Four corner code 9401.1
De Roo Code 1157