13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

bond, loan, debt

On'yomi
  • debt

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bond, loan, debt
サイ (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 50B5
JIS X 0208 1-26-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 531
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 296
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 156
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 177
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 116
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 135
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1544
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1664
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 785
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1515
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1022
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1292
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1118
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1170
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1066
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1608
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1249
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 129
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1558
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a11.11
Four corner code 2528.6
De Roo Code 2161