13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

be, sit or stand astride, extend over, straddle

Kun'yomi
  • to straddle ②to extend over
  • to step over ②to stretch over
  • to straddle ②to extend over
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

またが 87.4%
またがるまた 12.6%

Character Breakdown

be, sit or stand astride, extend over
またが.る また.がる コ (Kentei Pre-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)
boast
コ カ ほご.る (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
waning moon(虧) variant
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

Common Words

step or stride (over something)
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References

Unicode hex code 8DE8
JIS X 0208 1-24-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4557
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5872
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1935
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1393
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2744
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2772
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37504
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d6.6
Four corner code 6412.7