9 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

shave

Kun'yomi
  • まい
  • to shave
  • to shave
On'yomi
  • テイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

94.9%
テイ 5.1%

Character Breakdown

shave
そ.る テイ まい (Kentei Pre-1)
younger brother, faithful service to elders
おとうと ダイ デ (2nd, N4)
to divide
condolences, mourning, funeral
とむら.う チョウ とぶら.う (9th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

missed spot (in shaving)
barber's apprentice
shaving against the grain
shaving the very top of the head
stubble (after shaving)
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References

Unicode hex code 5243
JIS X 0208 1-36-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 691
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 489
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2146
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2271
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1989
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f7.5
Four corner code 8220.0