11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

pool, eddy

Kun'yomi
  • to stagnate ②to settle (at the bottom) ③to become sluggish ④to be delayed
On'yomi
  • テン
  • デン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

よど 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pool, eddy
よど.む テン (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
determine, fix, establish
テイ ジョウ さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

stagnation ②faltering
Choenomeles lagenaria
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References

Unicode hex code 6DC0
JIS X 0208 1-45-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2585
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3182
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 621
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 467
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2330
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2420
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1333
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17610
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.23
Four corner code 3318.1