跏

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

sitting in the lotus position

On'yomi
  • カ

Main Radical

足(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sitting in the lotus position
カ (Kentei 1)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし　た.りる　ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
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)
add, addition, increase
カ　くわ.える (4th, N3)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

けっ
結
か
跏
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture)
けっ
結
か
跏
ふ
趺
ざ
坐
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture)
はん
半
か
跏
ふ
趺
ざ
坐
half lotus position (meditation posture)
はん
半
か
跏
half lotus position (meditation posture)
はん
半
か
跏
し
思
い
惟
ぞう
像
statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)
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References

Unicode hex code 8DCF
JIS X 0208 1-76-72
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5860
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37457
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d5.7
Four corner code 6610.0