10 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

handle, deal with, dispose of, sell, be in demand, be worldly, be frank, be sensible, be sociable, drainage, sale, demand for, eight

Kun'yomi
  • to handle well ②to deal with ③to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking ④to sell out (completely)
  • to sell well ②to be worldly and understanding ③to be sorted out
  • drainage ②sales
On'yomi
  • ハツ
  • eight
  • ベツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さばさばける 80.0%
20.0%

Character Breakdown

handle, deal with, dispose of
さば.く は.け ハツ (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ わか.れる べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

to settle (a matter)
battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to drain away ②to sell off
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References

Unicode hex code 634C
JIS X 0208 1-27-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1912
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2162
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2256
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2359
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12141
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c7.4
Four corner code 5200.0