12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

be complete, uniform, all present

Kun'yomi
  • to collect ②to arrange ③to make uniform
  • to be complete ②to be equal ③to gather
  • set ②entirely
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

そろえるそろそろ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

be complete, uniform, all present
そろ.える セン き.る (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
in front, before
まえ ゼン さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ グチ ゴツ
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

to be complete ②to be equal ③to gather
to collect ②to arrange ③to make uniform
being together ②matching (clothing)
set ②entirely
ritual stamping in the ring ②lineup
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set)
way of justification, sorting, etc.
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References

Unicode hex code 63C3
JIS X 0208 1-34-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1957
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2226
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 590
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 719
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 539
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2255
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2358
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1395
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12319X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c9.16
Four corner code 5802.1
De Roo Code 1343