12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

ascend, climb up

Kun'yomi
  • to ascend ②to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun) ③to go to (the capital) ④to be promoted
  • がる
On'yomi
  • トウ
  • ドウ
  • ショウ
  • チョウ
Nanori
  • たか
  • のぼし
  • のぼり
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

トウドウ 72.9%
のぼ 24.0%
3.0%
のぼり 0.1%

Character Breakdown

ascend, climb up
トウ のぼ.る ト (3rd, N3)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 767B
JIS X 0208 1-37-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3094
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3862
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2595
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3208
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22668
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 960
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 991
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 483
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 752
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 382
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 405
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1361
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1719
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d9.26
Four corner code 1210.8
De Roo Code 3573