17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ring, circle, link, wheel

Kun'yomi
  • ring ②hoop ③wheel ④circle (e.g. of friends)
On'yomi
  • ring ②ring ③circum-
Nanori
  • たま
  • bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow) ②bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 85.2%
たまき 14.7%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

ring, circle, link
カン たまき わ (7th, N1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
round, stare
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
long kimono
エン オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

link (e.g. in a chain of events) ②monocyclic
looking around
Ministry of the Environment
earring (non-pierced)
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References

Unicode hex code 74B0
JIS X 0208 1-20-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2970
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3680
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1090
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1395
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 747
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1011
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 836
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 899
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 991
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2620
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1568
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21287
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1115
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 865
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 884
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 737
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1875
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1035
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1323
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 844
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f13.1
Four corner code 1613.2
De Roo Code 3165