11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

diagonal, slanting, oblique

Kun'yomi
  • slanting ②distorted (feeling)
  • diagonal
On'yomi
  • シャ
    diagonal

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なな 56.5%
シャ 27.4%
はす 16.2%

Character Breakdown

diagonal, slanting, oblique
なな.め シャ はす (7th, N1)
too much, myself, surplus
ヨ あま.る あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree (木) variant
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper
ト ます トウ (8th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

slanting ②distorted (feeling)
diagonally upward ②(going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
skim reading ②diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
diagonal
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References

Unicode hex code 659C
JIS X 0208 1-28-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2074
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2376
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1486
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1878
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 999
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1351
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13509X
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1069
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1116
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1396
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1446
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1391
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 952
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1678
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a9.21
Four corner code 8490.0
De Roo Code 2855