9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

persimmon

Kun'yomi
  • kaki
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かき 100.0%

Character Breakdown

persimmon
かき シ (11th)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
market, city, town
シ いち い (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

dried persimmons
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed ②spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
astringent persimmon
reddish-brown
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit
persimmons mellowed in a sake cask
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References

Unicode hex code 67FF
JIS X 0208 1-19-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2231
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2624
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1118
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 806
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2481
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 441
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1568
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 867
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14681
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a5.25
Four corner code 4592.7
De Roo Code 1844