霰

20 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

hail, hailstones, small cubes

Kun'yomi
  • あられ
    		hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm) ②dicing ③roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavored with soy sauce, etc.)
On'yomi
  • セン
  • サン

Main Radical

雨(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

hail, hailstones, small cubes
セン　サン　あられ (Kentei 1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
scatter, disperse, spend
サン　ち.る　ばら (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

さん
霰
りゅう
粒
しゅ
腫
chalazion (sebaceous cyst of the eyelid)
しゅん
春
さん
霰
spring hail
あられ
霰
いし
石
aragonite
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References

Unicode hex code 9730
JIS X 0208 1-80-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5066
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6546
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42458
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8d12.1
Four corner code 1024.8