9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

Kun'yomi
  • to live ②to make a living ③to be in effect ④to come to life
  • to make (the best) use of ②to let live ③to revive ④to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
  • to arrange (flowers) ②living
On'yomi
  • living ②judo art of resuscitation ③action

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カツ 98.0%
きるかすける 2.0%

Character Breakdown

lively, resuscitation, being helped
カツ い.きる (2nd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

revival (e.g. musical) ②restoration
life ②livelihood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.) ②movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
activity (esp. energetic or successful) ②walking about with great vigor
living ②judo art of resuscitation ③action
club activities
stimulation (e.g. of an economy) ②activation
practical use ②conjugation
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References

Unicode hex code 6D3B
JIS X 0208 1-19-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2552
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3132
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 385
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 460
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17423
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 237
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 681
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 99
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 172
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 132
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 517
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1185
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 145
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a6.16
Four corner code 3216.4
De Roo Code 377