18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

Korea

Kun'yomi
  • China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
  • いげた
On'yomi
  • カン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

Korea
カン から いげた (11th)
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

South Korea ②Korean Empire (1897-1910)
South Korean person
Korean (language)
Japan and South Korea
China, Japan and Korea
Korean person
US troops stationed in (South) Korean
the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese (usu. characters)
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References

Unicode hex code 97D3
JIS X 0208 1-20-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5107
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6602
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1757
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2218
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1575
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1647
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1776
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 685
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2741
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43159
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1250
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1662
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c14.3
Four corner code 4445.6
De Roo Code 1555