8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

On'yomi
  • マイ
    counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) ②counter for positions or roles ③counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba) ④counter for ranking level
  • バイ
Nanori
  • counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

マイ 100.0%
ひら 0.0%

Character Breakdown

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
マイ ひら バイ (6th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) ②counter for positions or roles ③counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba) ④counter for ranking level
one thin flat object
the number of flat things ②win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
1000 sheets (of paper) ②book tripe
large sum (of money)
comedian ②figure of fun
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 679A
JIS X 0208 1-43-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2202
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2582
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 859
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1069
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 576
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 764
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 332
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 354
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 730
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 630
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 952
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14554
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 976
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1156
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1211
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 624
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 988
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 875
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 982
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.4
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1080
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 338
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a4.4
Four corner code 4894.0
De Roo Code 1866