12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Kun'yomi
  • しか
    like that ②yeah
  • yes ②to be so
  • however
  • so
On'yomi
  • ゼン
    -like
  • ネン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゼン 87.9%
しかしかしか 10.4%
ネン 1.6%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

sort of thing, so, if so
ゼン しか ネン (4th, N3)
dog meat
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
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)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Contained In

Common Words

(not) at all ②wholly ③extremely
natural ②naturally
coincidence ②by chance ③contingency
nature ②natural ③naturally
as was expected
calm or at rest
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References

Unicode hex code 7136
JIS X 0208 1-33-19
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2770
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3435
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2782
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3456
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1779
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19149
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 651
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 662
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 450
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 716
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 557
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 592
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 144
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 401
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1279
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 246
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d8.10
Four corner code 2333.3
De Roo Code 2540