13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tread, step on, trample, practice, carry through

Kun'yomi
  • to step on ②to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil) ③to experience ④to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

tread, step on, trample
セン ふ.む (9th, N1)
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)
damage(戔) variant
damage(戔) variant
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

practice ②praxis (philosophy)
trampling down
accession (to the throne)
acting up to one's principles
keeping one's word
practical reason or ethics
practical ethics (morality)
practical ethics (morality)
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References

Unicode hex code 8DF5
JIS X 0208 1-33-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4558
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5873
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1535
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1938
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1802
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37547P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1495
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1568
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1671
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1794
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1672
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1588
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1762
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1294
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d6.1
Four corner code 6315.0
De Roo Code 3759