12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

augment, increase, multiply, raise

Kun'yomi
  • to increase
  • to increase
On'yomi
  • ショク
Nanori
  • うえ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショク 99.6%
えるやす 0.4%

Character Breakdown

augment, increase, multiply
ショク ふ.える うえ (7th, N1)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant

References

Unicode hex code 6B96
JIS X 0208 1-31-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2448
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2981
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 994
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1253
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 680
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 907
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 811
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 874
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1647
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1867
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1396
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16502
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1426
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1506
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1607
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1453
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1557
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1540
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1137
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 819
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c7.4
Four corner code 1421.6
De Roo Code 3175