12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

part of speech, words, poetry

Kun'yomi
  • language ②word ③speech ④words
On'yomi
  • words ②ci (form of Chinese poetry) ③independent word

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

88.1%
ことば 11.9%

Character Breakdown

part of speech, words, poetry
シ ことば (6th, N2)
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)
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant

Common Words

(writing) song lyrics
song lyrics
pronoun ②synonym
songwriting (words and music)
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese) ②auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)
pillow word ②preface
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References

Unicode hex code 8A5E
JIS X 0208 1-27-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4335
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5582
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1503
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1897
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1007
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1363
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1624
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1665
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 807
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35394
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 879
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 843
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 862
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 799
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 900
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 890
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 946
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1205
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1671
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1883
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a5.15
Four corner code 0762.0
De Roo Code 3049