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

censure, criminal investigation

On'yomi
  • ガイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ガイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

censure, criminal investigation
ガイ (9th, N1)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い ガイ り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

impeachment ②denunciation
report of an official's offense to the emperor (offense)
(Japanese) Court of Impeachment
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References

Unicode hex code 52BE
JIS X 0208 1-19-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 721
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 534
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1266
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1618
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 850
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1165
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1523
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1642
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2007
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1867
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2342
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1068
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1939
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2126
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1102
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1156
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1614
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 215
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1537
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g6.1
Four corner code 0482.7
De Roo Code 445