11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gardenia

Kun'yomi
  • Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(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)

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