黴

23 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

mold, mildew

Kun'yomi
  • かび
    		mold
  • かびる
    		to get moldy (moldy)
  • かびる
    		to get moldy (moldy)
On'yomi
  • バイ
  • ビ
  • マイ
  • ミ

Main Radical

黑(KanXi) 彳(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

かびかびる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

mold, mildew
かび　バイ　ビ (Kentei 1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
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
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

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かび
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ど
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あか
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かび
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References

Unicode hex code 9EF4
JIS X 0208 1-83-64
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1643
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7065
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 814
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1008
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48196
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i20.1
Four corner code 2824.0