12 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 6th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N2
                                            part of speech, words, poetry
Kun'yomi
- こ - と - ば - language ②word ③speech ④words 
On'yomi
- シ - words ②ci (form of Chinese poetry) ③independent word 
Character Breakdown
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 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1865 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2009 | 
| 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 |