餮

18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

voracious, gluttonous

Kun'yomi
  • むさぼる
On'yomi
  • テツ

Main Radical

食(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

テツ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

voracious, gluttonous
テツ　むさぼ.る (Kentei 1)
all, completely
テン　た.つ　つき.る (Kentei 1)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
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

Common Words

とう
饕
てつ
餮
tao-tie (mythological Chinese creature engraved on bronzeware during the Shang and Zhou dynasties) ②brutal person ③coveting of wealth (property, etc.)
とう
饕
てつ
餮
もん
文
tao-tie engraving
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References

Unicode hex code 992E
JIS X 0208 1-81-24
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6703
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44268
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b9.2
Four corner code 1873.2