扣

6 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

knock, strike, rap, tap, button

Kun'yomi
  • たたく
  • ひかえる
    		to be temperate in ②to make notes ③to be in preparation for ④to be soon ⑤to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

knock, strike, rap
コウ　たた.く　ひか.える (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 6263
JIS X 0208 1-57-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1833
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2067
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 216
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 250
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11807
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c3.1
Four corner code 5600.0