17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

Kun'yomi
  • to hear ②to listen (e.g. to music) ③to ask ④to hear about
  • to permit ②to forgive ③to exempt (someone) from ④to acknowledge
On'yomi
  • チョウ
  • テイ
Nanori
  • きく

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

59.6%
チョウ 40.4%

Character Breakdown

listen, headstrong, naughty
き.く チョウ テイ (8th, N1)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

interception (email)
looking and listening ②(public) attention
ratings (e.g. of a television program)
auditory hallucination
the sense of hearing
to listen intently
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References

Unicode hex code 8074
JIS X 0208 1-36-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3716
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4740
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1418
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1796
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 956
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1051
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2634
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1055
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29173
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1598
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1039
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1080
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1664
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1881
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 645
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1585
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 835
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6e11.3
Four corner code 1413.6
De Roo Code 3258