6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

affair, case, matter, item

Kun'yomi
  • the aforementioned ②the usual
On'yomi
  • matter ②counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc. ③counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

affair, case, matter
ケン くだん (5th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Common Words

matter ②counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc. ③counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
matter (to discuss) ②(court) case ③project
article ②property
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References

Unicode hex code 4EF6
JIS X 0208 1-23-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 368
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 130
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 51
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 54
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 35
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 35
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 959
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1032
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 290
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 485
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 410
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 660
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 732
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 745
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 598
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 306
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 687
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 657
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 171
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 482
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.9
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 66
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 968
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.4
Four corner code 2520.0
De Roo Code 2155