螯

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

claws

Kun'yomi
  • はさみ
    		pincers (of a crab, scorpion, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ゴウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

claws
ゴウ　はさみ (Kentei 1)
play, be proud
ゴウ　あそ.ぶ　おご.る (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
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

References

Unicode hex code 87AF
JIS X 0208 1-74-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4178
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5376
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33496
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d11.8
Four corner code 4813.6