8 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

bend, curve, crooked, perverse, lean, forcibly, against one's will

Kun'yomi
  • to bend ②to lean ③to bend (the truth) ④to yield (a point)
  • がる
  • げて
On'yomi
  • オウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

オウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bend, curve, crooked
オウ ま.げる (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

References

Unicode hex code 6789
JIS X 0208 1-59-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2204
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2584
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14530
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a4.2
Four corner code 4191.4