21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gnaw, nibble, munch, have a smattering of

Kun'yomi
  • to gnaw ②to dabble in
On'yomi
  • ゲツ
  • ケツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かじ 90.0%
ゲツケツ 10.0%

Character Breakdown

gnaw, nibble, munch
かじ.る ゲツ か.む (Kentei 1)
to engrave, a written contract or agreement
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ フ フウ
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
tooth, cog
シ よわい は (Kentei 1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

to nibble at ②to have a smattering of knowledge
gnawing animal ②rodent
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References

Unicode hex code 9F67
JIS X 0208 1-83-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5434
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7097
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48651
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a19.4
Four corner code 5777.2