13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

rat, mouse, dark gray

Kun'yomi
  • mouse ②dark gray
  • mouse ②dark gray
On'yomi
  • ショ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ねずみ 93.0%
7.0%

Character Breakdown

rat, mouse, dark gray
ねずみ ソ ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (11th)

Contained In

Common Words

white rat or mouse
geometric progression ②proliferation
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)
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References

Unicode hex code 9F20
JIS X 0208 1-33-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5417
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7078
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2693
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3340
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2065
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2856
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2430
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48390
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a13.1
Four corner code 7771.7