17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

yam

Kun'yomi
  • いも
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

yam
ヨ いも (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
deposit, custody, leave with
あず.ける ヨ (5th, N2)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8577
JIS X 0208 1-73-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4062
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5214
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32054X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k13.9
Four corner code 4428.6