4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Kun'yomi
さ さ え る to support ②to hold at bay つ か え る to stick ②to be unavailable ③to be piled up (e.g. of work) ④to halt (in one's speech) か う to support
On'yomi
シ China
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 652F |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-27-57 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2039 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2324 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1979 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2473 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1251 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1717 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 711 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 768 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 302 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 63 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 115 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 13061 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 691 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 318 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 318 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 621 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 583 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 717 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 642 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 185 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 368 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.4 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 932 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 718 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2k2.1 |
| Four corner code | 4040.7 |
| De Roo Code | 1467 |