Kakimashou - 虹

9 strokes

rainbow

Kun'yomi
にじ
On'yomi
コウ

Jouyou kanji taught in junior high school

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

Character Breakdown

虫 insect, bug, temper(1st)
- 中 in, inside, middle(1st)
  - 口 mouth(1st)
  - 丨 number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
- ㇀ rising stroke
- 丶 dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
工 craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)(2nd)

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

Character Breakdown

虫 insect, bug, temper(1st)
- 中 in, inside, middle(1st)
  - 口 mouth(1st)
  - 丨 number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
- ㇀ rising stroke
- 丶 dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
工 craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)(2nd)

Common Words

虹[こう]彩[さい]

iris (of the eye)

主[しゅ]虹[にじ]

primary rainbow

虹[にじ]色[いろ]

rainbow-colored, rainbow-coloured

副[ふく]虹[にじ]

secondary rainbow

虹[こう]霓[げい]

白[はっ]虹[こう]

虹[こう]彩[さい]異[い]色[しょく]症[しょう]

heterochromia iridis, eyes differing in colour (color)

虹[こう]梁[りょう]

arched beam used in shrine and temple construction

霧[きり]虹[にじ]

fog bow, fogbow, mistbow, white rainbow

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References

De Roo Code	1672
Four corner code	5111.0
JIS X 0208	38-90
JLPT	N1
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code	6d3.1
Unicode hex code	08679
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary	5279
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha)	863
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary	1285
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji	520
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete	526
Morohashi Daikanwajiten	32830
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson	4118
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana	2235