蛤

12 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

clam

Kun'yomi
  • はまぐり
    		common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はまぐり 100.0%

Character Breakdown

clam
はまぐり　コウ (Kentei Pre-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)
fit, suit, join
あ.う　あい-　ゴウ (2nd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

はまぐり
蛤
ご
御
もん
門
　
の
へん
変
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
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References

Unicode hex code 86E4
JIS X 0208 1-40-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4136
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5312
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2695
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2734
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1649
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33023
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d6.7
Four corner code 5816.1