12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

victory, win, prevail, excel

Kun'yomi
  • to win
  • -が
  • to excel ②to outweigh
  • to surpass
  • かつ
On'yomi
  • ショ
    win ②beautiful scenery ③counter for wins
Nanori
  • かち
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

-が 41.2%
ショウ 41.1%
かつ 13.1%
かち 4.1%
まさ 0.5%
すぐれる 0.0%

Character Breakdown

victory, win, prevail
か.つ ショウ かつ (3rd, N3)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
become fatigued, stop
ケン てがた わりふ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

victory or defeat ②match
one's own convenience ②surroundings ③convenience ④unauthorized (e.g. phone app, WWW site)
overall victory ②(being in) heaven
decision of a contest
doing whatever one pleases
to win through (e.g. to the next round) ②to achieve a final victory
to conquer (e.g. an enemy) ②to overcome (a difficulty) ③to out-hit
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References

Unicode hex code 52DD
JIS X 0208 1-30-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3787
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 553
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1005
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1268
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 686
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1613
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 266
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2409
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 319
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 509
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 518
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 250
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 373
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 335
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 401
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 419
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 263
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 224
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1217
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b8.4
Four corner code 7922.7
De Roo Code 3945