滓

13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

dregs, grounds

Kun'yomi
  • おり
  • かす
    		dregs ②lees (esp. sake) ③leftovers ④worthless item
On'yomi
  • シ
  • サイ

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シ 75.0%
かす 25.0%

Character Breakdown

dregs, grounds
シ　かす　サイ (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
superintend, manager, rule
サイ　ただ (9th, N1)
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)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い　シン　から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

ざん
残
し
滓
remains
は
歯
かす
滓
(dental) plaque
も
燃
　
え
かす
滓
cinders
いわし
鰯
かす
滓
fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer)
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References

Unicode hex code 6ED3
JIS X 0208 1-62-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2642
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3260
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18034
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.16
Four corner code 3314.1