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16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

strangle

Kun'yomi
  • くびる
    		to strangle to death
  • くびれる
On'yomi
  • イ
  • エイ

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くびるくびれる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

strangle
くび.る　イ　エイ (Kentei 1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
benefit, gain, profit
エキ　ヤク　ます (5th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

くび
縊
　
る
to strangle to death
くび
首
くく
縊
　
り
hanging oneself
わな
縊
　
く
to hang oneself ②to wring the neck
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References

Unicode hex code 7E0A
JIS X 0208 1-69-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3594
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4568
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27738
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a10.8
Four corner code 2891.7