15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1
spread, pave, sit, promulgate
Kun'yomi
し く to spread out ②to take a position ③to impose widely (e.g. over a city) -し き
On'yomi
フ
Nanori
し き spreading ②security deposit ③Japanese mattress にゅう
Character Breakdown
spread, pave, sit
しき し.く フ (7th, N1)
to state to, to announce
フ し.く しき
for the first time, not until
ホ フ はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
Common Words
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
References
| Unicode hex code | 6577 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-41-63 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2059 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2357 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1870 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2345 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1207 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1653 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1883 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2028 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1053 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2355 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1039 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 13359P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1756 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1451 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1544 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1392 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1772 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 724 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 947 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1901 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4i11.1 |
| Four corner code | 5824.0 |
| De Roo Code | 1566 |