8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete

On'yomi
  • ヒツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヒツ 83.0%
17.0%

Character Breakdown

ooze, flow, soak in
ヒツ ヒ (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 6CCC
JIS X 0208 1-40-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2522
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3092
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 332
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 390
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 247
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 294
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 636
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 686
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1846
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1787
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17279
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1737
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1870
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2031
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1465
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1204
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1492
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1179
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 643
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.10
Four corner code 3310.0
De Roo Code 359