13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

discussion, methods called for, selection, result

Kun'yomi
  • せんずる
  • effect ②Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
  • あきらか
On'yomi
  • way ②effect
Nanori
  • あき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 50.0%
せんずる 50.0%

Character Breakdown

discussion, methods called for, selection
セン せん.ずる かい (11th)
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)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

after all ②(cannot) possibly
discussion ②investigation (into a suspect)
thorough discussion
it cannot be helped ②intolerable
way ②effect
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References

Unicode hex code 8A6E
JIS X 0208 1-33-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4356
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5604
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1923
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1383
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2717
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 360
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1934
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35435X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1994
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a6.14
Four corner code 0861.4