14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

scold, torment, chastise

Kun'yomi
  • to torment
  • さけ
On'yomi
  • サク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

scold, torment, chastise
サク さいな.む さけ.ぶ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

highly (renowned, praised, reputed, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5616
JIS X 0208 1-51-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 980
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 882
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4204
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d11.6
Four corner code 6508.6