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

request, question, investigate

Kun'yomi
  • to ask
  • to ask ②to search
On'yomi
  • ジン
  • シン
  • シュン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

95.4%
たずねる 3.3%
ジンシン 1.3%

Character Breakdown

request, question, investigate
き.く たず.ねる ジン (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8A0A
JIS X 0208 1-31-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4314
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5559
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1452
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1842
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1320
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2713
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2748
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35224
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a3.8
Four corner code 0761.0