10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

mysterious, secret, abstruse

Kun'yomi
  • める
  • かく
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

mysterious, secret, abstruse
ヒ ひ.める かく.す (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 7955
JIS X 0208 1-67-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3236
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4075
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1153
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1483
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1067
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24663
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d5.6
Four corner code 3320.0