8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

moss, lichen

Kun'yomi
  • moss ②short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
  • こけら
On'yomi
  • タイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

こけ 96.2%
タイ 3.8%

Character Breakdown

moss, lichen
こけ タイ こけら (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to become covered in moss ②to become aged
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
reindeer moss
a rolling stone gathers no moss
Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica)
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References

Unicode hex code 82D4
JIS X 0208 1-34-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3921
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5001
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2792
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1935
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2356
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2443
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 929
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30778X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k5.27
Four corner code 4460.3