螳

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

mantis

On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

mantis
トウ (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)
public chamber, hall
ドウ (4th, N4)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

とう
螳
ろう
螂
けん
拳
praying mantis style
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References

Unicode hex code 87B3
JIS X 0208 1-74-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4177
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5372
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33503
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d13.3
Four corner code 5911.4