4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

Kun'yomi
  • door (esp. Japanese-style) ②shutter ③entrance (to a home) ④narrows
On'yomi
  • counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

94.9%
3.2%
1.9%

Character Breakdown

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo)
door (esp. Japanese-style) ②shutter ③entrance (to a home) ④narrows
to be bewildered
water well
being at sea ②disorientation upon waking at night ③forgetting which house or room to enter
locking up (doors and windows)
Edo period (1603-1868)
family register ②census
Mito (city in Ibaraki)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6238
JIS X 0208 1-24-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1817
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2048
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1930
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2429
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 342
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 59
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 126
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11696X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 108
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 152
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 152
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 69
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 551
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 120
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 90
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 534
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 841
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1085
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4m0.1
Four corner code 3027.7
De Roo Code 3060