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Kentei exam level 1

mole cricket

Kun'yomi
  • けら
    		mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis) ②being penniless
On'yomi
  • ロウ
  • ル

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

mole cricket
ロウ　ル　けら (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)
frequently, tie
ロウ　ル　つな.ぐ (Kentei Pre-1)
spit, skewer
くし　カン　ケン (11th)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)

Common Words

けら
螻蛄
ざい
才
being a jack of all trades and master of none
けら
螻蛄
げい
芸
being a jack of all trades and master of none
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References

Unicode hex code 87BB
JIS X 0208 1-74-19
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5375
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33515
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d11.1
Four corner code 5514.4