7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment

Kun'yomi
  • court lady (Heian period) ②separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period) ③room for a very low class prostitute ④very low class prostitute
On'yomi
  • キョ
    bureau ②office (e.g. post, telephone) ③game (of go, shogi, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョク 81.8%
つぼね 18.2%

Character Breakdown

bureau, board, office
キョク つぼね (3rd, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

after all ②conclusion ③end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
bureau ②office (e.g. post, telephone) ③game (of go, shogi, etc.)
position in a game ②situation
administration bureau
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
main office ②this office ③this game (of go, shogi, etc.)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
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References

Unicode hex code 5C40
JIS X 0208 1-22-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1384
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1412
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3063
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3800
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1943
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2636
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1066
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1147
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 194
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 514
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 422
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7653
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 262
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 170
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 170
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 194
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 482
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 280
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 279
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 228
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 228
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 524
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1075
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3r4.4
Four corner code 7722.7
De Roo Code 3749