15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

yearn for, aspire to, admire

Kun'yomi
  • to long for
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

yearn for, aspire to, admire
ケイ あこが.れる (11th)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
scenery, view
ケイ かげ (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

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References

Unicode hex code 61AC
JIS X 0208 1-56-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1763
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1978
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 898
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 663
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 682
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11256
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1854
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k12.7
Four corner code 9609.6