10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

black soil

Kun'yomi
  • める
On'yomi
  • ネツ
  • デツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

black soil
ネツ デツ そ.める (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

image of the Buddha entering nirvana
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
the death of Shakyamuni Buddha ②Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
enlightenment leads to serenity
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References

Unicode hex code 6D85
JIS X 0208 1-62-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2564
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3148
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2331
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2421
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17521
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a7.8
Four corner code 3611.4