赭

16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

red

Kun'yomi
  • あかつち
On'yomi
  • シャ

Main Radical

赤(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

red
シャ　あかつち (Kentei 1)
red
あか　セキ　あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
someone, person
シャ　もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

たい
代
しゃ
赭
red ocher (ochre)
たい
代
しゃ
赭
いろ
色
yellowish-brown
しゃ
赭
ど
土
red ocher (ochre)
しゃ
赭
がん
顔
ruddy face
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References

Unicode hex code 8D6D
JIS X 0208 1-76-64
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4538
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5844
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37017
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c12.5
Four corner code 4436.0