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

look back, review, examine oneself, turn around

Kun'yomi
  • to look back on (the past) ②to look behind (at) ③to consider
On'yomi
Nanori
  • たか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

85.8%
かえりみる 14.2%

Character Breakdown

look back, review, examine oneself
コ かえり.みる たか (8th, N1)
employ, hire
やと.う コ (8th, N2)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (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)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to look back on (the past) ②to look behind (at) ③to consider
anxiety (about the future)
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 9867
JIS X 0208 1-24-60
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5141
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6655
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1900
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2394
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1220
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1677
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1084
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1165
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1388
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2929
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1341
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43689P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1235
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1554
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1656
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1902
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1941
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1648
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1898
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1093
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a12.2
Four corner code 3128.6
De Roo Code 3061