鰹

22 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

bonito

Kun'yomi
  • かつお
    		skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かつお 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bonito
かつお　ケン (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
strict, hard, solid
ケン　かた.い　きん (7th, N1)
hard, wise
カン　ケン　コウ
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

かつお
鰹
ぶし
節
katsuobushi
はつ
初
がつお
鰹
the first bonito of the season
かつお
鰹
　
だ
　
し
(dried) bonito stock
かつお
鰹
ぎ
木
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
はな
花
がつお
鰹
dried bonito shavings
かつお
鰹
ぶし
節
むし
虫
dermestid beetle
ねこ
猫
　
に
かつお
鰹
ぶし
節
temptation one can't resist
あき
秋
がつお
鰹
bonito caught in autumn
かつお
鰹
　
の
しお
塩
から
辛
salted fermented bonito guts
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References

Unicode hex code 9C39
JIS X 0208 1-19-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5327
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6915
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2822
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2837
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46437
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a12.1
Four corner code 2731.4