9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

world, boundary

On'yomi
  • community ②kingdom ③field (electrical) ④border

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

world, boundary
カイ (3rd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
jammed in, shellfish, mediate
カイ すけ ゆき (7th, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Contained In

Common Words

the world ②sphere ③world-renowned ④realm governed by one Buddha
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices ②prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice) ③fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple ④short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store
demon world
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia) ②new world
best in the world
worldwide ②world-famous
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References

Unicode hex code 754C
JIS X 0208 1-19-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2998
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3739
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2563
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3172
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21775
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 240
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 454
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 461
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 170
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 223
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 260
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 320
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 164
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 157
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1336
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 257
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f4.7
Four corner code 6022.8
De Roo Code 3654