螂

16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

mantis

On'yomi
  • ロウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ロウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

mantis
ロウ (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)
son, counter for sons
ロウ　ろ　リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

とう
蟷
ろう
螂
　
の
おの
斧
courageous but doomed resistance
とう
螳
ろう
螂
けん
拳
praying mantis style
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References

Unicode hex code 8782
JIS X 0208 1-74-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4160
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5348
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33362
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d9.1
Four corner code 5712.7