掖

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

side (of body), carry under arm

Kun'yomi
  • たすける
  • わきばさむ
On'yomi
  • エキ

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

side (of body), carry under arm
エキ　たす.ける　わきばさ.む (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
night, evening
よる　ヤ　よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 6396
JIS X 0208 1-57-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1925
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2185
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12262
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.29
Four corner code 5004.7