16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

heel

Kun'yomi
  • heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
  • くび
  • きび
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かかと 100.0%

Character Breakdown

heel
かかと ショウ くび.す (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)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

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References

Unicode hex code 8E35
JIS X 0208 1-76-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4573
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5893
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37686
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d9.1
Four corner code 6211.4