18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

goby (fish)

Kun'yomi
  • さめ
  • goby (fish) ②yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
On'yomi
  • シャ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

goby (fish)
サ シャ さめ (Kentei 1)
sand
サ シャ すな (11th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 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

Common Words

goby (fish) ②yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
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References

Unicode hex code 9BCA
JIS X 0208 1-82-34
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6867
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46186
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a7.9
Four corner code 3933.6