蓍

14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

yarrow, sericea, stalks used for divination

Kun'yomi
  • めどぎ
    		divination sticks
On'yomi
  • シ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

yarrow, sericea, stalks used for divination
シ　めどぎ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
senility
キ　シ　おい.る (Kentei 1)
old man, old age, grow old
ロウ　お.いる　ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

めど
蓍
Chinese lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza cuneata) ②fortune-telling (using divination sticks)
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References

Unicode hex code 84CD
JIS X 0208 1-72-73
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5137
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31655X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.11
Four corner code 4460.1