27 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

make fire by rubbing sticks

Kun'yomi
  • to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
On'yomi
  • サン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

make fire by rubbing sticks
サン き.る (Kentei 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
help, support, assist
サン たす.ける たた.える (Kentei 1)
before, ahead, previous
セン さき ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 947D
JIS X 0208 1-79-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4935
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6374
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 3020
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41082
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a15.3
Four corner code 8418.6