梔

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gardenia

Kun'yomi
  • くちなし
    		Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
On'yomi
  • シ

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くちなし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

gardenia
くちなし　シ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
large winecup, apt, fitting
シ　さかずき (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

や
八
え
重
くちなし
梔子
eightfold gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia)
ふく
覆
りん
輪
くちなし
梔子
fukurin gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides f. albomarginata)
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References

Unicode hex code 6894
JIS X 0208 1-59-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2272
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2692
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14846
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a7.21
Four corner code 4291.7