13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

reed

Kun'yomi
  • まこも
  • はげます
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

reed
ショウ ソウ まこも (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
leader, commander, general
ショウ はた まさ.に (6th, N2)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
handful, pinch
リン リチ リツ
claw radical (no. 87)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 848B
JIS X 0208 1-30-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4036
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5132
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2947
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31820X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k11.5
Four corner code 4424.2