13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

urge, force, imminent, spur on

Kun'yomi
  • to approach ②to press (someone for something)
  • むかばき
On'yomi
  • フク
  • ヒツ
  • ヒョク
  • ヒキ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヒツ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

urge, force, imminent
ヒツ フク ヒョク (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク

Common Words

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.) ②being strained (of a situation)
being blocked (and contained)
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References

Unicode hex code 903C
JIS X 0208 1-41-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4717
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6085
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2420
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2500
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38973X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q9.7
Four corner code 3130.6