7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak

Kun'yomi
  • えだ
  • muscle ②vein ③on (a river, road, etc.) ④counter for long thin things ⑤(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
On'yomi
  • ジョ
    article (in document) ②stripe ③although ④since
  • チョウ
  • デキ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ジョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
ジョウ チョウ デキ (5th, N1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

absurd ②absurdity (philosophy)
one line ②one item (in an itemized form) ③one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
regulations ②(local) regulation
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References

Unicode hex code 6761
JIS X 0208 1-30-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1164
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2563
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2200
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2726
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1395
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1882
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 298
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 319
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 391
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 457
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 452
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14486
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 716
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 564
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 573
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 817
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 621
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 738
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 671
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 213
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 750
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1050
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 304
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i4.1
Four corner code 2790.4
De Roo Code 2564