謎

17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

riddle, puzzle, enigma, hint, tip

Kun'yomi
  • なぞ
    		riddle ②enigmatic
On'yomi
  • メイ
  • ベイ

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なぞ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

riddle, puzzle, enigma
なぞ　メイ　ベイ (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)
astray, be perplexed, in doubt
まよ.う　メイ (5th, N3)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

なぞ
謎
riddle ②enigmatic
なぞ
謎
と
解
　
き
solving a riddle
なぞ
謎
　
を
か
掛
　
け
　
る
to pose a riddle ②to hint (at)
なぞ
謎
　
め
　
く
to be enigmatic
なぞ
謎
　
を
と
解
　
く
to solve a mystery
なぞ
謎
　
い
mystifying
なぞ
謎
ぞ
染
　
め
dyeing pattern incorporating a riddle
なぞ
謎
し
仕
よう
様
confusing set-up
なぞ
謎
　
め
　
い
　
た
enigmatic
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References

Unicode hex code 8B0E
JIS X 0208 1-38-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4405
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5661
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2047
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1464
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2709
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 994
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1807
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2640
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35800X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 999
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a9.20
Four corner code 0963.9
De Roo Code 3064