蚌

10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

clam

Kun'yomi
  • はまぐり
    		common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
  • どぶがい
On'yomi
  • ボウ
  • ホウ
  • ビョウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

clam
ボウ　ビョウ　はまぐり (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

いつ
鷸
ぼう
蚌
　
の
あらそ
争
　
い
fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does)
いつ
鷸
ぼう
蚌
a snipe and a clam
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References

Unicode hex code 868C
JIS X 0208 1-73-51
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5281
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32851
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d4.1
Four corner code 5510.0