莢

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pod, hull, husk, shell, case

Kun'yomi
  • さや
    		shell (e.g. of a pea)
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さや 60.5%
キョウ 39.5%

Character Breakdown

pod, hull, husk
さや　キョウ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
insert between
キョウ　コウ　はさ.む (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
two people
ショウ　ジュウ　ジュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

やっ
薬
きょう
莢
(ammunition) cartridge
さや
莢
shell (e.g. of a pea)
さや
莢
まめ
豆
legume
はい
排
きょう
莢
かん
桿
とう
筒
ejector tube
きょう
莢
まく
膜
(bacterial) capsule ②ovarian follicle sheath
はい
排
きょう
莢
ejection (of spent shell casings)
み
深
やま
山
がまずみ
莢迷
Wright viburnum
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 83A2
JIS X 0208 1-72-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3953
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5055
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31069X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.3
Four corner code 4443.8