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

greatness, excellence

Kun'yomi
  • to surpass
On'yomi
  • ケツ
    the top (e.g. top ten)
Nanori
  • すぐ
  • たけ
  • まさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケツ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

greatness, excellence
ケツ すぐ.れる すぐ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
measuring box
ケツ ます はりつけ (Kentei 1)
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

masterpiece ②(unintentionally) hilarious
ten best people (in a particular field)
person of extraordinary talent
being outstanding
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
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References

Unicode hex code 5091
JIS X 0208 1-23-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 517
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 293
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 155
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 175
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 115
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 133
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 999
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1074
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1601
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1827
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1208
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 955
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1211
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1731
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1849
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1063
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1606
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1431
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 127
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1008
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a11.6
Four corner code 2529.4
De Roo Code 2164