21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

play (music), accompany, beat time, banter, jeer, applaud

Kun'yomi
  • to play accompaniment ②to cheer ③to jeer
  • accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.)
On'yomi
  • サツ
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はや 100.0%

Character Breakdown

play (music), accompany, beat time
はや.す サツ ソウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
mixed, blended, mix
ザツ ゾウ まじ.える (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.)
to play accompaniment ②to cheer ③to jeer
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play ②shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.)
tanuki drumming on their stomachs
to spread (e.g. a rumor) ②to sing the praises of
orchestra present at Japanese festival
type of informal noh musical performance
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References

Unicode hex code 56C3
JIS X 0208 1-51-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1019
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 929
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4619
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d18.1
Four corner code 6001.4