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

sedge

Kun'yomi
  • sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
On'yomi
  • カン
  • ケン
Nanori
  • sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
  • すご

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 80.0%
すが 20.0%

Character Breakdown

sedge
カン すが ケン (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bureaucrat, the government, organ
カン (4th, N3)
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)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
scoring combination consisting of the January and March 20-point cards and the February 10-point card
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References

Unicode hex code 83C5
JIS X 0208 1-31-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3975
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5090
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2874
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1998
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2410
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2490
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1450
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31142X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.27
Four corner code 4477.7