12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)

Kun'yomi
  • to cut (cloth)
  • to judge
On'yomi
  • サイ
    judge

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

サイ 60.2%
さば 39.6%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

tailor, judge, decision
サイ さば.く た.つ (6th, N1)
to cut, wound, hurt
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 88C1
JIS X 0208 1-26-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 788
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5454
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3299
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4090
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2076
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1129
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34258
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 872
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1123
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1175
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1727
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 882
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 944
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1163
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1624
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 404
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e6.9
Four corner code 4375.0
De Roo Code 1459