17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

claws

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

Main Radical

(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