9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

ancestor, pioneer, founder

On'yomi
  • ancestor ②originator ③grandfather
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

99.9%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

ancestor, pioneer, founder
ソ い (5th, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

ancestor ②originator ③grandfather
grandfather ②old man ③kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
grandmother
originator ②progenitor
founder of a religious sect
great-grandfather
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References

Unicode hex code 7956
JIS X 0208 1-33-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3243
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4083
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 914
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1145
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 617
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 823
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1779
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1918
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1325
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 850
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 540
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24664P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 736
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 622
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 632
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 657
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 772
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 758
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 701
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 824
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1423
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1795
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e5.4
Four corner code 3721.0
De Roo Code 673