13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

nephew

Kun'yomi
  • nephew
  • むこ
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ソウ
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おい 100.0%

Character Breakdown

nephew
おい セイ ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

(another person's) nephew
nephews and nieces
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References

Unicode hex code 7525
JIS X 0208 1-17-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2992
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3719
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1510
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1089
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2910
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2919
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21689
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f7.5
Four corner code 2612.7