黥

20 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

tatooing

Kun'yomi
  • いれずみ
    		tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
On'yomi
  • ケイ
  • ゲイ
    		tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)

Main Radical

黑(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

tatooing
ケイ　いれずみ (Kentei 1)
black, dark, evil
コク　くろい　くろ
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, 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)

Common Words

げい
黥
しゅ
首
tattooing the forehead of a criminal (Edo-period punishment)
げい
黥
めん
面
face tattoo
げい
黥
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
めさ
黥
　
く
to tattoo a criminal around the eye (form of punishment in ancient Japan)
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References

Unicode hex code 9EE5
JIS X 0208 1-83-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5410
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7063
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48123
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d16.1
Four corner code 6039.6