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

reed, rush

Kun'yomi
  • Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
On'yomi
  • テキ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おぎ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

reed, rush
おぎ テキ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
barbarian
テキ えびす (Kentei 1)
dog(犬) variant
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
type of Japanese music
Ogino theory (basis of the rhythm method)
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References

Unicode hex code 837B
JIS X 0208 1-18-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3952
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5054
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2844
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1976
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 242
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 257
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1176
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31005X
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 247
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k7.8
Four corner code 4428.9