14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

feminine, female

Kun'yomi
  • め-
  • female (animal, plant)
  • female (animal, plant)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

54.4%
めす 37.4%
め- 6.4%
めん 1.8%

Character Breakdown

feminine, female
シ めす め- (7th, N1)
this, current, next
シ この これ (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

male and female (animals) ②victory and defeat
remaining in obscurity
orpiment ②gamboge ③falsification
female pig ②fat woman
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References

Unicode hex code 96CC
JIS X 0208 1-27-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2435
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6506
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1055
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1959
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1586
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41998X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1323
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1388
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1477
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1886
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1741
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1639
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1854
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 570
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8c6.1
Four corner code 2011.4
De Roo Code 1275