莨

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

tobacco

Kun'yomi
  • たばこ
    		tobacco ②tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
On'yomi
  • ロウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たばこ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

tobacco
たばこ　ロウ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

References

Unicode hex code 83A8
JIS X 0208 1-72-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3946
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5056
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2347
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2435
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31075X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k7.4
Four corner code 4473.2