7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Kun'yomi
  • bundle
  • to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters) ②to govern ③to fold (one's arms)
  • strut ②thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.) ③handbreadth
  • to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters) ②to govern ③to fold (one's arms)
On'yomi
  • lattice ②counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish) ③handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ソク 89.1%
たばたばねる 10.2%
つかつかねる 0.7%

Character Breakdown

bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

promise ②convention ③destiny
promise ②something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag)
union ②bundling ③putting on (clothes, armor, etc.)
conclusion ②gathering and bundling ③convergence ④focusing (e.g. light)
restraint ②binding
costume ②interior decoration
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References

Unicode hex code 675F
JIS X 0208 1-34-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 196
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2559
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3554
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4369
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2214
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 536
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1126
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14480
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1535
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 501
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 510
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 620
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 561
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 486
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 382
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1051
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1680
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.8
Four corner code 5090.6
De Roo Code 1564