14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

paper, label, letter, composition

Kun'yomi
  • ふだ
On'yomi
  • セン
    slip (of paper) ②tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

paper, label, letter
セン ふだ (11th)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
damage, remain, slight
セン サン (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

writing paper
slip (of paper) ②tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.)
sticky note
commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan
sticky paper slip
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References

Unicode hex code 7B8B
JIS X 0208 1-68-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3404
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4304
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3352
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2360
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2991
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1011
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26122
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1672
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f8.9
Four corner code 8850.3