21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

leprosy

On'yomi
  • Hansen's disease

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

leprosy
ライ (Kentei 1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
trust, request
たの.む たよ.る ライ (7th, N3)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

Hansen's disease
Mycobacterium leprae
helping the lepers
black leprosy
excessive envy (of someone in much the same position as oneself)
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References

Unicode hex code 7669
JIS X 0208 1-65-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3087
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3854
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22622
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5i16.1
Four corner code 0018.6