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

seedling, sapling, shoot

Kun'yomi
  • seedling ②rice seedling
  • なわ-
On'yomi
  • ビョウ
    Miao (people)
  • ミョウ
Nanori
  • ねい
  • のら
  • みう
  • みつ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なえ 87.1%
ミョウ 11.6%
ビョウ 1.0%
なわ- 0.3%

Character Breakdown

seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ ミョウ ビョウ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

rice seedling
seedling ②rice seedling
flower seedling
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
field of rice seedlings
fifth lunar month
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References

Unicode hex code 82D7
JIS X 0208 1-41-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3923
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5004
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2237
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2781
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1426
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1924
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30781P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1468
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1565
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1698
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1215
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1837
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 649
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 239
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k5.2
Four corner code 4460.0
De Roo Code 1976