8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

Kun'yomi
  • easy
  • easy ②likely to ... ③easy to ...
On'yomi
  • type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks ②The Book of Changes
  • easiness

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

61.6%
エキ 24.3%
やす 10.3%
やさしい 3.8%

Character Breakdown

easy, ready to, simple
イ エキ やす.い (5th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks ②The Book of Changes
degree of difficulty
easy ②easygoing
trade (foreign)
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References

Unicode hex code 6613
JIS X 0208 1-16-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2107
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2432
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2411
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3064
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1561
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2135
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1051
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 810
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 714
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 824
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13814
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 618
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 759
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 772
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 545
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 597
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 647
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 676
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 383
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 434
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 967
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1060
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c4.9
Four corner code 6022.7
De Roo Code 3851