8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

kidnap, falsify

On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

kidnap, falsify
カイ (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
to cut meat off away from bones, ancient torture
カ ケ わ.ける
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 62D0
JIS X 0208 1-18-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1865
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2107
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 308
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 365
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 228
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 272
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 656
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 708
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2006
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11955
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1062
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1916
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2093
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1347
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1176
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1265
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 869
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 663
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c5.21
Four corner code 5602.7
De Roo Code 1345