17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

apologize, thank, refuse

Kun'yomi
  • to apologize
On'yomi
  • シャ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 61.3%
あやま 38.7%

Character Breakdown

apologize, thank, refuse
シャ あやま.る さ (5th, 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)
shoot, shine into, onto
シャ い.る さ.す (6th, N1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

Common Words

to thank ②to apologize ③to say farewell ④to refuse
many thanks ②profuse apology
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References

Unicode hex code 8B1D
JIS X 0208 1-28-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4423
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1258
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a10.1
Four corner code 0460.0
De Roo Code 3048