10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Kun'yomi
  • -べ
On'yomi
  • department (in an organization) ②club ③counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Nanori
  • とり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

41.2%
41.2%
-べ 8.5%
8.5%
とり 0.6%

Character Breakdown

section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ つばをはいていな.む
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

room ②apartment ③stable
department (in an organization) ②club ③counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
subordinate person
head (chief, director) of a section or department ②head of a (school) club
headquarters
police inspector
available room (hotel)
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References

Unicode hex code 90E8
JIS X 0208 1-41-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4767
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6146
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39460
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 86
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 407
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 386
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 52
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.5
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 762
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1862
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d8.15
Four corner code 0762.7
De Roo Code 444