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

officer, an official

On'yomi
  • government official
Nanori
  • さと

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

officer, an official
リ さと し (8th, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ たけ とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

使

Common Words

government official
government official
Ministry of Personnel (Tang dynasty China)
police officer
shogunate official
able official
constable
lower official
executioner
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References

Unicode hex code 540F
JIS X 0208 1-45-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 183
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 706
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3536
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4351
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2201
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 693
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 748
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1911
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 329
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1684
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3299
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1894
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1007
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1044
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1126
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1067
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1883
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 321
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 700
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a6.22
Four corner code 5000.6
De Roo Code 1566