8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

someone, person

Kun'yomi
  • person
On'yomi
  • シャ
    person ②expert

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 54.6%
もの 45.4%

Character Breakdown

someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8005
JIS X 0208 1-28-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3685
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4698
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3211
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3980
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2047
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2765
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1256
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1345
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 22
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 769
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 56
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28852
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 298
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 164
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 164
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 235
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 240
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 314
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 302
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 19
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 148
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.6
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1578
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1264
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c4.13
Four corner code 4460.0
De Roo Code 1478