17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

shaft

Kun'yomi
  • shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ながえ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

shaft
ながえ エン (Kentei 1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
long kimono
エン オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 8F45
JIS X 0208 1-77-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4635
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5980
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38483
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c10.2
Four corner code 5403.2