9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

epidemic

On'yomi
  • エキ
  • ヤク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヤク 63.2%
エキ 36.8%

Character Breakdown

epidemic
ヤク エキ (9th, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

god of pestilence ②jinx
immunity ②being hardened (to)
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 75AB
JIS X 0208 1-17-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3028
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3783
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3276
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4061
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2058
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2790
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1689
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1824
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1469
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22069
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1019
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1319
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1401
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1543
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1283
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1735
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1348
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1705
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5i4.2
Four corner code 0014.7
De Roo Code 568