7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

say, word

Kun'yomi
  • to say ②to name ③to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")
  • word
On'yomi
  • word
  • ゴン
Nanori
  • とき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

86.6%
こと 8.5%
ゲン 4.0%
ゴン 0.8%

Character Breakdown

say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to say ②to name ③to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")
language ②word ③speech ④words
to be possible to say ②said
way of saying (something)
excuse ②explanation
to begin to say ②to be the first to say
doing as one is told
to tell (to do) ②to tell on (someone) ③to often say
false accusation ②committing oneself
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8A00
JIS X 0208 1-24-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4309
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5552
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1941
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2440
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35205
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 274
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 66
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 66
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 392
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 85
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 118
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 142
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 44
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 203
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1653
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 341
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a0.1
Four corner code 0060.1
De Roo Code 3077