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

hermit, wizard, cent

On'yomi
  • hermit ②wizardry
  • セント
Nanori
  • そま
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

hermit, wizard, cent
セン セント そま (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism) ②person not bound by earthly desires
Sendai (city in Miyagi)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism) ②(in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
sacrum ②hermitry
great (waka) poet
six immortals of poetry
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References

Unicode hex code 4ED9
JIS X 0208 1-32-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 359
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 120
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 32
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 36
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 20
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 20
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 986
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1061
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1025
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 228
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1959
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 374
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1490
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1891
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2064
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1036
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1038
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1880
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 59
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 995
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a3.1
Four corner code 2227.0
De Roo Code 2176