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

refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Kun'yomi
  • to polish (rice)
  • detailed ②knowing very well
On'yomi
  • spirit ②energy ③fine details ④semen
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • きよ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セイ 97.3%
ショウ 2.7%

Character Breakdown

refined, ghost, fairy
セイ ショウ しら.げる (5th, N3)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

mind ②attitude ③spirit (of a matter)
the best one can do ②with all one's might
spirit ②energy ③fine details ④semen
older employee who does not have much actual work
brilliance ②vividness
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References

Unicode hex code 7CBE
JIS X 0208 1-32-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3480
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4411
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1366
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1729
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 457
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26997P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 659
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 670
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 647
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 806
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 748
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 792
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 439
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 877
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1500
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1549
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b8.1
Four corner code 9592.7
De Roo Code 1046