10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

nail, tack, peg

Kun'yomi
  • nail
On'yomi
  • テイ
  • チョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くぎ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

nail, tack, peg
くぎ テイ チョウ (Kentei Pre-1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

nailing on ②being stationary ③(price) pegging
rivet on a sword hilt
double-pointed nail
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down ②tall trees catch much wind
nail sticking through
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References

Unicode hex code 91D8
JIS X 0208 1-37-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4816
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6217
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1667
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2100
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1489
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2766
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2788
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1154
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40159
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a2.4
Four corner code 8112.0