4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

hand

Kun'yomi
  • hand ②forepaw ③move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  • て-
  • -て
  • た-
On'yomi
  • シュ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

て--て 83.7%
シュ 14.9%
1.1%
た- 0.2%

Character Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)

Common Words

hand ②forepaw ③move (in go, shogi, etc.)
companion ②other party ③opponent (sports, etc.)
player (of a sport)
one's own convenience ②surroundings ③convenience ④unauthorized (e.g. phone app, WWW site)
to help ②to contribute to
one's hand (when playing cards) ②name tag ③wallet-sized (photo)
this way (of doing) ②this sort (of thing)
hand ②handwriting ③shake! (command to have a dog place its paw in one's hand)
clapping hands
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References

Unicode hex code 624B
JIS X 0208 1-28-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1827
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2060
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3456
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4267
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2155
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11768
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 32
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 57
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 57
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 28
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 54
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 35
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 30
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 57
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 170
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.19
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 847
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 644
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c0.1
Four corner code 2050.0
De Roo Code 2247