9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
Kun'yomi
ゆ び finger さ す to point ②to nominate ③to identify ④to play (a game of shogi) -さ し
On'yomi
シ
Nanori
い いぶ さ し between (e.g. two people) ②hindrance ③prefix used for stress or emphasis ④counter for traditional dance songs さす
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 6307 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-27-56 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1904 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2152 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 378 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 452 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 278 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 337 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 659 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 711 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 241 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 800 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 729 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 12034 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 289 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1041 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1082 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 226 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 569 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 305 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 327 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 292 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 775 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 888 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 666 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3c6.15 |
| Four corner code | 5206.1 |
| De Roo Code | 1378 |