14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

hammer, mallet

Kun'yomi
  • hammer
On'yomi
  • ツイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ツイ 51.7%
つち 48.3%

Character Breakdown

hammer, mallet
ツイ つち (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
chase, drive away, follow
お.う ツイ おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

iron hammer ②crushing blow
hammer ②hopeless swimmer
(small) mallet
aizuchi ②two smiths hammering at an object in turn
small wooden mallet
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption)
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References

Unicode hex code 69CC
JIS X 0208 1-36-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2308
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2709
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1331
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 968
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2477
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2543
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2102
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15318X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a9.27
Four corner code 4793.7