10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

short-tempered

On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

short-tempered
ケン (Kentei 1)
dog(犬) variant
a small worm, to twist, to surround
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

stubbornly sticking to old ways
stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions
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References

Unicode hex code 72F7
JIS X 0208 1-64-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2886
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3577
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20426
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g7.5
Four corner code 4622.7