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

legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)

On'yomi
  • チャク
  • テキ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チャク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)
チャク テキ (9th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

legitimate son (esp. eldest son)
heir ②legitimate child
lineage of eldest son
legitimate heir
eldest son's descendants
confidential letter
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References

Unicode hex code 5AE1
JIS X 0208 1-35-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1253
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1263
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 680
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 839
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 484
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 620
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 440
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 472
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2032
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1385
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6656
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1582
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1932
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2117
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1201
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1698
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1870
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 453
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 447
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e11.5
Four corner code 4042.7
De Roo Code 1749