10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

nucleus, core, kernel

On'yomi
  • stone (of a fruit) ②core (of an organization, team, etc.) ③nuclear weapons ④nucleus (of an atom) ⑤nucleus (of a cell)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

nucleus, core, kernel
カク (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い ガイ り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

stone (of a fruit) ②core (of an organization, team, etc.) ③nuclear weapons ④nucleus (of an atom) ⑤nucleus (of a cell)
(Earth's) core
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 6838
JIS X 0208 1-19-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2254
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2660
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 927
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1162
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1608
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14743
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1074
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1212
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1275
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1430
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1348
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 986
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1089
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1534
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.22
Four corner code 4098.2
De Roo Code 1862