16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lock, fetters, shackles

On'yomi
  • ジョ
    lock ②tablet

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

lock, fetters, shackles
ジョウ (8th, N1)
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
determine, fix, establish
テイ ジョウ さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
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)

References

Unicode hex code 9320
JIS X 0208 1-30-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4874
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6293
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1737
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2180
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 751
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1745
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40559
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1423
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1818
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1967
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1852
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1859
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1604
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1827
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 389
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a8.12
Four corner code 8318.1
De Roo Code 2870