8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

descendants, elder brother, insect

On'yomi
  • コン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

descendants, elder brother, insect
コン (9th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica)
sour kombu prepared with black vinegar
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
kelp with herring roe (sushi type)
soup stock made from kombu
shredded tangle of kelp
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References

Unicode hex code 6606
JIS X 0208 1-26-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2106
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2430
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2413
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3067
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1563
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2138
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 448
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 483
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1837
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 945
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13792
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1276
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1874
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2037
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1405
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1188
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1859
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 968
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 457
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c4.10
Four corner code 6071.1
De Roo Code 3856