螫

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

bee sting

Kun'yomi
  • さす
    		to sting (i.e. bee, wasp, etc.)
On'yomi
  • セキ
  • カク

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

bee sting
セキ　カク　さ.す (Kentei 1)
pardon, forgiveness
シャ (8th, N1)
red
あか　セキ　あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (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)

Common Words

さ
螫
　
す
to sting (i.e. bee, wasp, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 87AB
JIS X 0208 1-74-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4180
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5377
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33491
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d11.7
Four corner code 4813.6