8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

brush-stroke, picture

Kun'yomi
  • to draw ②to depict ③to picture in one's mind ④to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
  • to draw (a line) ②to demarcate ③to plan
  • かぎ
  • はかりごと
  • はか
On'yomi
  • picture ②image (TV, film, etc.)
  • stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
  • picture ②image (TV, film, etc.)
  • カイ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

46.1%
カク 26.9%
かくする 26.9%
えが 0.2%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

brush-stroke, picture
ガ カク かく.する (2nd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)

Common Words

stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) ②image (on a screen) ③surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
video (esp. digital) ②animation ③in-betweens (animation)
transition from one epoch to another
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References

Unicode hex code 753B
JIS X 0208 1-18-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 50
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3733
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3000
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3723
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1904
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2586
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1170
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1254
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 150
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 991
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 477
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21739P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 85
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 343
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 343
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 167
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 222
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 91
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 155
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 176
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 235
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 176
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1178
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a8.7
Four corner code 1077.2
De Roo Code 3175