5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

history, chronicle

On'yomi
  • history
Nanori
  • あきら
  • あや
  • ちか
  • とし
  • なか
  • のぶ
  • ひさ
  • ひと
  • ふみ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

87.7%
ふみ 12.3%

Character Breakdown

history, chronicle
シ ふみ あきら (4th, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

history
historical ②historic
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician) ②Ms
court historian
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References

Unicode hex code 53F2
JIS X 0208 1-27-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 91
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 697
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3510
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4324
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2188
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2946
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 692
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 747
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 563
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 183
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 81
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3249
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 496
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 332
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 332
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 411
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 398
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 523
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 450
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 300
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 705
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 317
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 699
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.38
Four corner code 5000.6
De Roo Code 1666