13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

insect moulting

Kun'yomi
  • もぬける
  • cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ゼイ
  • セイ
  • タイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

insect moulting
ゼイ タイ もぬ.ける (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)
exchange
ダ エイ エツ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 86FB
JIS X 0208 1-73-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4145
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5322
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33078
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d7.8
Four corner code 5811.6