11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice

Kun'yomi
  • to throw away ②to abandon ③to give up
On'yomi
  • シャ
    equanimity

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

てる 76.4%
シャ 23.6%

Character Breakdown

discard, throw away, abandon
す.てる シャ (6th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
cottage, inn, hut
シャ セキ やど.る (5th, N1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to throw away ②to abandon ③to give up
equanimity
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to cut off and throw away ②to abandon ③to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place) ④to cut (someone) down
putting one's life on the line
sacrificial pawn ②sacrifice
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References

Unicode hex code 6368
JIS X 0208 1-28-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1944
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2205
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 501
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 608
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 369
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 461
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 655
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 707
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1223
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1324
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1424
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12191P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 883
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1444
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1537
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 573
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 894
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 923
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 285
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 901
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 662
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.26
Four corner code 5806.1
De Roo Code 1377