18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

sphere, ball

Kun'yomi
  • たま
On'yomi
  • bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disk with a circular hole in the center)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヘキ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sphere, ball
ヘキ たま (11th)
false, punish, crime
ヘキ ヒ きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disk with a circular hole in the center)
(two) matchless things ②pair of bright jewels
ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
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References

Unicode hex code 74A7
JIS X 0208 1-64-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2969
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3679
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3608
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2519
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1617
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2782
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21269
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1588
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f13.2
Four corner code 7010.3