11 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

body, corpse, tree with rotten core

Kun'yomi
  • (dead) body
  • body ②torso ③build ④health
On'yomi
  • counter for Buddhist images (statues and paintings)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

むくろ 63.9%
36.1%

Character Breakdown

body, corpse, tree with rotten core
むくろ ク からだ (Kentei Pre-1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

frame (of a building) ②(human) body
small stature
(dead) body
emaciated body
the whole body
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References

Unicode hex code 8EAF
JIS X 0208 1-22-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4606
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5930
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2986
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38137X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d15.5
Four corner code 2121.6