6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

Kun'yomi
  • to bend ②to turn ③to be awry
  • to bend ②to lean ③to bend (the truth) ④to yield (a point)
  • corner ②shade ③dark circles (under the eyes) ④shading
On'yomi
  • キョ
    composition ②tune ③enjoyment
Nanori
  • まがた

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

キョク 82.0%
がるげる 18.0%

Character Breakdown

bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)

Contained In

Common Words

composition ②tune ③enjoyment
composition (of music)
to bend ②to turn ③to be awry
to bend ②to lean ③to bend (the truth) ④to yield (a point)
famous piece of music
new (musical) composition
tune (melody, piece of music)
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References

Unicode hex code 66F2
JIS X 0208 1-22-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 103
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2418
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3527
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14280
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 261
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 366
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 367
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 381
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 609
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 279
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 264
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 625
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 996
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1180
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a6.27
Four corner code 5560.0
De Roo Code 1976