7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain

Kun'yomi
  • tail (of an animal) ②tail (of a kite, etc.) ③tail (of a comet) ④slope at the foot of a mountain
On'yomi
  • Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ②counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

77.7%
22.3%

Character Breakdown

tail, end, counter for fish
お ビ (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ け めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

tail (of an animal) ②tail (of a kite, etc.) ③tail (of a comet) ④slope at the foot of a mountain
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
(inflectional) ending of a word ②end of a sentence
tail and fins ②embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.)
withered silver grass
(mountain) ridge
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
tiger's tail ②gooseneck loosestrife (species of flowering plant, Lysimachia clethroides) ③Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
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References

Unicode hex code 5C3E
JIS X 0208 1-40-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1383
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Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 526
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1934
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3r4.2
Four corner code 7721.4
De Roo Code 3756