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

congratulations, joy

On'yomi
  • congratulation
Nanori
  • のり
  • よし
  • より

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

50.0%
50.0%
よし 0.1%

Character Breakdown

congratulations, joy
ガ か よし (5th, N1)
add, addition, increase
カ くわ.える (4th, N3)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

congratulation
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Saga (city, prefecture)
Shiga (prefecture)
New Year's greetings
New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor
your coming
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8CC0
JIS X 0208 1-18-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4501
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5790
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2599
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3212
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1663
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2253
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 868
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 933
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 778
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1756
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 615
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36725
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 630
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 756
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 769
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 565
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1780
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 660
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 751
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1019
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1728
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 877
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b5.10
Four corner code 4680.6
De Roo Code 1661