10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gnat, sand fly

Kun'yomi
  • black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae)
  • black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae)
  • black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae)
On'yomi
  • ゼイ
  • ネイ
  • ゼツ
  • ネチ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

gnat, sand fly
ゼイ ネイ ゼツ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
inside, within, between
ナイ うち ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 868B
JIS X 0208 1-73-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4121
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5286
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32850
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d4.2
Four corner code 5412.7