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

system, law, rule

On'yomi
  • system

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
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)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Contained In

Common Words

work (film, book) ②production
control (of a machine, device, etc.) ②control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.)
(air traffic) controller
gaining total control (of people or counties)
conquest ②winning (a championship)
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References

Unicode hex code 5236
JIS X 0208 1-32-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 683
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 481
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1274
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1624
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 854
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1170
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 418
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 447
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 196
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 656
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 635
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1961
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 722
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 427
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 433
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 823
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 357
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 744
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 689
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 161
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 687
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 193
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 425
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f6.1
Four corner code 2220.0
De Roo Code 2443