15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary

On'yomi
  • タン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

nativity, be born, declension
タン (6th, N1)
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)
prolong, stretching
エン のべ の.びる (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
イン (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 8A95
JIS X 0208 1-35-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4386
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5640
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1579
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1987
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1062
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1430
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 393
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 420
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1286
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2319
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 960
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35692P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1568
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1116
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1168
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1756
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 943
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 987
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 688
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1697
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 400
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a7.15
Four corner code 0264.1
De Roo Code 3067