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

excuse, dismissal

Kun'yomi
  • to escape (disaster, death, etc.) ②to avoid (e.g. punishment)
  • to escape (disaster, death, etc.) ②to avoid (e.g. punishment)
On'yomi
  • メン
    dismissal
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

メン 88.9%
まぬかれる 11.1%

Character Breakdown

excuse, dismissal
メン まぬか.れる まぬが.れる (8th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

to dismiss (from a position) ②to exempt
dismissal
immunity ②being hardened (to)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo)
dismissal (from a position)
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References

Unicode hex code 514D
JIS X 0208 1-44-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 573
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 361
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2067
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2565
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1084
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 762
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 931
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1358
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1849
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 733
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 746
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1076
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1153
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 941
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 149
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1991
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2n6.1
Four corner code 2741.6
De Roo Code 2557