4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

family name, surname, clan

Kun'yomi
  • family name ②clan
  • -うじ
On'yomi
  • Mr ②clan ③he ④counter for people

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

98.4%
うじ-うじ 1.6%

Character Breakdown

family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

Mr ②clan ③he ④counter for people
boyfriend ②he
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari) ②the Minamoto family
(full) name
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
Heike family
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6C0F
JIS X 0208 1-27-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2478
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3020
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2951
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3669
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1872
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 177
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 223
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 361
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17026
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 495
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 566
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 575
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 620
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1456
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 522
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 443
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 223
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 744
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1148
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1845
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a4.25
Four corner code 7274.0
De Roo Code 2656