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

heir, succeed

On'yomi
  • succession
Nanori
  • あき
  • つかさ
  • つぎ
  • つぐ
  • ひで

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

heir, succeed
シ あき つかさ (9th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ サク ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

succession
legitimate heir
Imperial heir
succeeding to a business
entail (in Western common law)
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References

Unicode hex code 55E3
JIS X 0208 1-27-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 969
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 868
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4109
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1321
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1917
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2097
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1142
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1611
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1885
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 333
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1885
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d10.13
Four corner code 6722.0
De Roo Code 3749