12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

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Kun'yomi
  • しか
  • める
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

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カ しか.る せ.める (Kentei 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)
can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

maha (great)
Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
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References

Unicode hex code 8A36
JIS X 0208 1-75-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4328
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5577
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1662
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35328
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a5.16
Four corner code 0162.0