蜆

13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

fresh-water clam

Kun'yomi
  • しじみ
    		basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.)
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しじみ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

fresh-water clam
しじみ　ケン (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)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

かん
寒
しじみ
蜆
Shijimi clam caught during winter
ま
真
しじみ
蜆
Corbicula leana (species of basket clam)
しじみ
蜆
じる
汁
soup with basket clams (usu. miso soup)
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References

Unicode hex code 8706
JIS X 0208 1-73-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4144
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5328
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33093
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d7.4
Four corner code 5611.0