19 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect

Kun'yomi
  • to connect ②to tie ③to maintain ④to transfer (phone call)
  • かか
  • ける
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つな 99.8%
ケイ 0.1%
かか 0.0%

Character Breakdown

tie, fasten, chain
つな.ぐ ケイ かか.る (Kentei Pre-1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, 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)

Common Words

to tie ②to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.)
to ration out and survive on (some food) ②to eke out a living
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show)
to be related (by blood)
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring)
tethered breeding (livestock)
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References

Unicode hex code 7E4B
JIS X 0208 1-23-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3618
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4573
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2902
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3564
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2655
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2697
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2959
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27940X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a13.4
Four corner code 5790.3