10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lips

Kun'yomi
  • lip
On'yomi
  • シン

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

くちびる 95.6%
シン 4.4%

Character Breakdown

lips
くちびる シン (9th, N1)
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ シン とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 5507
JIS X 0208 1-31-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4654
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 807
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2737
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3401
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1752
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2385
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2013
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2169
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1929
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3697
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1435
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1737
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1859
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1134
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1316
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1794
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 290
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2032
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d7.12
Four corner code 7160.3
De Roo Code 3377