20 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

alligator, crocodile

Kun'yomi
  • crocodile ②shark
On'yomi
  • ガク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わに 100.0%

Character Breakdown

alligator, crocodile
わに ガク (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
outspokenly
ガク おどろく (Kentei 1)
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
waning moon(虧) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

Common Words

wide mouth ②alligator ③temple gong
ferocious shark
crocodile or alligator skin (hide)
walking with feet pointing outward
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References

Unicode hex code 9C10
JIS X 0208 1-47-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5317
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6901
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2824
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2839
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46337
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a9.5
Four corner code 2632.7