8 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pluck, pick, tear, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • to pluck

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

むし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pluck, pick, tear
むし.る (Kentei 1)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ け めん (2nd, N2)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 6BDF
JIS X 0208 1-61-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 207
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3014
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16790
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n5.1
Four corner code 9071.4