12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Kun'yomi
  • leaf
On'yomi
  • counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc. ②counter for boats
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

98.2%
ヨウ 1.8%

Character Breakdown

leaf, plane, lobe
は ヨウ よ (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ うすいきふだ まど
generation, world, society
セ よ セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

language ②word ③speech ④words
breeze rustling through leaves
(your) words ②a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
Chiba (city, prefecture)
eighth month of the lunar calendar
fresh leaves
password ②motto
fallen leaves ②leaf fall ③deciduous
seed leaves (of a dicot) ②early stages
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References

Unicode hex code 8449
JIS X 0208 1-45-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4001
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5129
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2321
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2912
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1497
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2024
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 228
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 243
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 405
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1991
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 179
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31387P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 405
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 253
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 253
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 327
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 870
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 428
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 412
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 275
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 569
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 663
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 233
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.21
Four corner code 4490.4
De Roo Code 1964