匙

11 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

spoon

Kun'yomi
  • さじ
    		spoon
On'yomi
  • シ

Main Radical

匕(KanXi) 日(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

さじ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

spoon
さじ　シ (Kentei Pre-1)
just so, this, right
ゼ　これ　シ (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

いし
石
さじ
匙
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
はい
灰
さじ
匙
ash scoop (tea ceremony)
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References

Unicode hex code 5319
JIS X 0208 1-26-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2131
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 582
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2891
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2900
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2590
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c7.13
Four corner code 6280.1