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

pickling, soak, moisten, steep

Kun'yomi
  • to soak (in) ②to pickle
  • to be submerged ②to be pickled ③to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
  • -づ
  • -づけ
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

けるかる-づ 73.5%
-づけ 26.3%
0.2%

Character Breakdown

pickling, soak, moisten
つ.ける -づけ シ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

pickled (something) ②pickled in (something) ③overreliance on (e.g. medication)
to pickle thoroughly
to soak (in) ②to pickle
being frozen in ice
last-minute cramming ②(vegetables) salted just overnight
weight stone (placed on pickles)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
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References

Unicode hex code 6F2C
JIS X 0208 1-36-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2676
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3301
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 702
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 861
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 496
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 636
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1545
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1665
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1841
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18167
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1608
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1793
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1929
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1498
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1710
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1506
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1243
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1559
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a11.12
Four corner code 3518.6
De Roo Code 361