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

decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish

Kun'yomi
  • to decorate ②to display ③to mark (e.g. the day with a victory) ④to affect (a manner)
  • decoration
On'yomi
  • ショク
Nanori
  • しか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かざかざ 95.1%
ショク 4.5%
しか 0.4%

Character Breakdown

decorate, ornament, adorn
かざ.る ショク しか (7th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
linen, cloth, spread
フ ぬの し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

to decorate ②to display ③to mark (e.g. the day with a victory) ④to affect (a manner)
floral decoration
ornament ②figurehead
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References

Unicode hex code 98FE
JIS X 0208 1-30-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5161
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6683
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1717
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2150
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1129
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1530
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1477
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1587
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 972
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2164
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1014
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44111P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1427
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 979
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1013
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1906
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1690
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 603
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1906
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1489
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b5.3
Four corner code 8872.7
De Roo Code 2844