11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

rudder, helm, wheel

Kun'yomi
  • rudder
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かじ 72.4%
27.6%

Character Breakdown

rudder, helm, wheel
かじ ダ (Kentei Pre-1)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

steering (of a boat)
port (side of a ship)
starboard (side of a ship)
steering ②guidance
to steer a ship ②to manage
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References

Unicode hex code 8235
JIS X 0208 1-34-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3871
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4937
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1697
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1226
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2674
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2715
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30400
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6c5.3
Four corner code 2341.1