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

widow, minority, few

On'yomi
  • minority ②unmarried person

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

widow, minority, few
 (9th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)

Common Words

degree (of something)
untalkative
having little knowledge (of)
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
exceedingly little
small military force
small army force
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References

Unicode hex code 5BE1
JIS X 0208 1-18-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1337
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1363
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2344
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2957
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1518
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2059
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 617
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 664
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1935
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1855
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7286
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1053
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1851
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2007
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1216
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1699
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1660
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 494
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 791
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m11.2
Four corner code 3022.7
De Roo Code 745