10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

Kun'yomi
  • field
On'yomi
  • ゲン
    original
Nanori
  • ばる
  • わた
  • わら

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゲン 54.2%
はら 43.3%
わら 2.1%
ばる 0.2%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

meadow, original, primitive
ゲン はら わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン ぜん いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 539F
JIS X 0208 1-24-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 825
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 652
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3009
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3733
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1910
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2973
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 136
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 136
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 205
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 388
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 119
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 192
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 113
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 405
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 260
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 136
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2p8.1
Four corner code 7129.6
De Roo Code 3341