20 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

brew, cause

Kun'yomi
  • to brew (sake, etc.) ②to cause
On'yomi
  • ジョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かも 69.0%
ジョウ 31.0%

Character Breakdown

brew, cause
かも.す ジョウ (9th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
to help, to assist, to achieve
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to brew (sake, etc.) ②to cause
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)
brewing ②arousing
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
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References

Unicode hex code 91B8
JIS X 0208 1-30-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4804
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6197
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1654
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2086
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1090
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1777
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1547
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40064P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1425
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1837
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1987
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1840
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1934
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1651
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1799
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1541
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7e13.1
Four corner code 1063.2
De Roo Code 3265