2 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign

Kun'yomi
  • fourth rank ②fourth sign of the Chinese calendar ③Denmark
On'yomi
  • チョ
    counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars
  • fourth rank ②fourth sign of the Chinese calendar ③Denmark
  • チン
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チョウ 76.0%
テイ 24.0%

Character Breakdown

street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
kitchen knife ②cooking
polite ②careful
district of a town
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style) ②one block of tofu ③well then
long stretch ②long scene (in a play)
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
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References

Unicode hex code 4E01
JIS X 0208 1-35-90
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Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 346
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 184
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 184
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 473
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1024
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 367
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 241
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 550
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 3
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 92
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a2.4
Four corner code 1020.0
De Roo Code 3153