12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
rice gruel
Kun'yomi
か ゆ thin rice porridge ②breakfast (in Zen temples) かい thin rice porridge ②breakfast (in Zen temples) ひさ ぐ
On'yomi
イク シュク thin rice porridge ②breakfast (in Zen temples) ジュク
Character Breakdown
Contained In
Common Words
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes ②gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)
References
| Unicode hex code | 7CA5 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-20-1 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1574 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4402 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 698 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 525 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2243 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2349 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 26938 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3h9.1 |
| Four corner code | 1722.7 |