17 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

run, go, quick, tend towards

Kun'yomi
  • しゅ
  • to go in the direction of ②to become ③to abide by
  • to run ②to run (of a vehicle) ③to rush (to) ④to retreat
On'yomi
  • スウ
  • ソク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

スウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

run, go, quick
スウ ソク しゅ (Kentei Pre-1)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
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)
grass cutting, hay
スウ シュウ ス (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
grass, plants, grass radical (no. 140)
ソウ くさ (Kentei 1)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ サ ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

outcome (of a course of events) ②tendency
to visit someone
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References

Unicode hex code 8DA8
JIS X 0208 1-31-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4545
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5855
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2086
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2231
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37258
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b14.5
Four corner code 4780.2