16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward

Kun'yomi
  • the vertical ②front-to-back ③vertical (relationship) ④(weaving) warp
On'yomi
  • ジュウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジュウ 85.0%
たて 15.0%

Character Breakdown

vertical, length, height
ジュウ たて (6th, N1)
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)
accompany, obey, submit to
ジュウ したが.う ショウ (6th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

steering ②management (of people)
the vertical ②front-to-back ③vertical (relationship) ④(weaving) warp
(pilot or driver's) seat
running through (north-south) ②cutting vertically
(weaving) warp
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References

Unicode hex code 7E26
JIS X 0208 1-29-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3597
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4571
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1408
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1783
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 952
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1286
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1338
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1436
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1383
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1559
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27804P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 892
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1483
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1580
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1644
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 903
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 994
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1300
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1556
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1350
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a10.2
Four corner code 2898.1
De Roo Code 2770