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

me, I (male), servant, manservant

Kun'yomi
  • servant
On'yomi
  • I ②you ③manservant

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボク 100.0%
しもべ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

me, I (male), servant
ボク しもべ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
thicket
ホク わずらわ.しい
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

I ②you ③manservant
my personal (e.g. opinion)
public servant
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
attendant male servant
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References

Unicode hex code 50D5
JIS X 0208 1-43-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 544
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 313
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 164
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1094
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1888
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2060
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1693
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 296
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1241
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 134
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1811
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a12.1
Four corner code 2223.4
De Roo Code 2163