螺

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

Kun'yomi
  • にし
    		small spiral-shelled snail
  • にな
On'yomi
  • ラ
    		small spiral-shelled snail

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ラ 95.4%
にし 4.6%

Character Breakdown

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
ラ　にし　にな (Kentei Pre-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)
accumulate, involvement, trouble
ルイ (9th, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

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References

Unicode hex code 87BA
JIS X 0208 1-45-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4184
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5382
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1799
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1293
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2691
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2730
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2805
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33512
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d11.3
Four corner code 5619.3