11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

mountain stream, valley

Kun'yomi
  • valley
  • たにがわ
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

mountain stream, valley
ケイ たに たにがわ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
servant, what, why
ケイ なんぞ (Kentei 1)
paw radical
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

valley (with a river running through it)
mountain stream
mountain stream fishing
Genbi Gorge (Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken)
Geibi Gorge (Ichinoseki, Iwate)
sound of a valley stream
ravine ②ravenous desire
mountain stream
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References

Unicode hex code 6E13
JIS X 0208 1-23-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2581
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3196
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 516
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 628
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 380
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 474
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 840
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 903
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1822
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1330A
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1846
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1199
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1884
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2053
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1484
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1454
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1843
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1206
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 848
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.16
Four corner code 3213.4
De Roo Code 363