擢

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

excel in, surpass, pull out, select

Kun'yomi
  • ぬく
  • ぬきんでる
    		to surpass ②to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
On'yomi
  • テキ
  • タク

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

テキ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

excel in, surpass, pull out
テキ　タク　ぬ.く (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
surname, kind of pheasant
ケキ　ジャク　タク
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね　は　ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

ばっ
抜
てき
擢
selection (from many people for an important position)
だい
大
ばっ
抜
てき
擢
very surprising choice (for a role, promotion, etc.)
てき
擢
よう
用
selection
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References

Unicode hex code 64E2
JIS X 0208 1-37-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2022
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2303
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 973
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 708
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2272
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2370
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12852X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c14.3
Four corner code 5701.4