5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal

Kun'yomi
  • ice ②shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
  • ice ②hail
  • to freeze
On'yomi
  • ヒョウ
Nanori
  • すい

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

こおり 69.0%
ヒョウ 15.9%
11.4%
すい 3.3%
こお 0.5%

Character Breakdown

icicle, ice, hail
こおり ヒョウ ひ (3rd, N2)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ice ②shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
being frozen in ice
freeze tag (children's game)
ice water ②shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage (also whale etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 6C37
JIS X 0208 1-41-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 131
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3032
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 39
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 43
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 138
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1222
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 140
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 820
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17087
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 378
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1206
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1269
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 498
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 662
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 401
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 259
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1095
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1153
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 133
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a1.2
Four corner code 3223.0
De Roo Code 1142