鮫

17 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

shark

Kun'yomi
  • さめ
    		shark
  • みずち
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さめ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

shark
さめ　コウ　みずち (Kentei Pre-1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
mingle, mixing, association
コウ　-か.う　まじ.わる (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
father
ちち　フ (2nd, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

さめ
鮫
はだ
肌
rough skin (like that of a shark)
わに
鰐
ざめ
鮫
ferocious shark
さめ
鮫
がわ
皮
shagreen (from a shark or stingray)
さめ
鮫
ざや
鞘
sharkskin scabbard
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References

Unicode hex code 9BAB
JIS X 0208 1-27-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5294
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6863
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2354
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2821
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2836
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2672
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46127
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a6.5
Four corner code 2034.8