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Kentei exam level 1

cuttlefish

Kun'yomi
  • dried squid ②Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) ③(thing that) grows on one over time
On'yomi
  • エキ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

cuttlefish
エキ するめ (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
easy, ready to, simple
イ エキ やす.い (5th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 9BE3
JIS X 0208 1-82-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5303
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6881
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46246
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a8.5
Four corner code 2632.7