21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

go bad, sour

Kun'yomi
  • to go bad
  • むせ
On'yomi
  • エイ
  • エツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

える 100.0%

Character Breakdown

go bad, sour
す.える イ エイ (Kentei 1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
number one
イチ イツ ひとつ (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide

References

Unicode hex code 9950
JIS X 0208 1-81-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5182
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6713
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44396
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b12.5
Four corner code 8471.8