16 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

spatula, arrow shaft

Kun'yomi
  • spatula ②(artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
  • shaft (of an arrow) ②arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
On'yomi
  • ヘイ
  • ハイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

spatula, arrow shaft
ヘイ ハイ へら (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 7BE6
JIS X 0208 1-68-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3426
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4333
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26356
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f8.11
Four corner code 8871.1