10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

bleach, refine, expose, air

Kun'yomi
  • to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.) ②to bleach ③to rinse (vegetables) ④to doxx
  • bleaching ②doxxing ③public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
On'yomi
  • サイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さら 73.2%
さらし 26.8%

Character Breakdown

bleach, refine, expose
さら.す さらし サイ (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.) ②to bleach ③to rinse (vegetables) ④to doxx
bleaching ②doxxing ③public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view
bleached cotton cloth
shopworn goods ②being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem)
bleaching powder
leaving things exposed outside all night
bleached lining (esp. tabi)
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References

Unicode hex code 6652
JIS X 0208 1-27-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2125
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2461
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1156
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 831
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2444
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2521
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13924
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c6.1
Four corner code 6106.0