14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

beginning

Kun'yomi
  • はじめる
  • はじめ
On'yomi
  • チョウ
  • ジョウ
  • トウ
Nanori
  • とし
  • ただし
  • はつ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

beginning
チョウ ジョウ トウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
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)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
brush, finally, self
イチ イツ ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)

Common Words

founding of a state
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References

Unicode hex code 8087
JIS X 0208 1-40-5
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3723
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4751
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2799
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3474
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1791
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2439
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2893
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2902
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2222
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1968
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29228X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2204
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4m10.1
Four corner code 3850.7