7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater

On'yomi
Nanori
  • たかし
  • また

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

branch off, fork in road, scene
キ たかし また (8th, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

digression
fork ②turning point (e.g. in one's life)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture) ②Iki (island)
forked road
Gifu (city, prefecture)
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
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References

Unicode hex code 5C90
JIS X 0208 1-20-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1410
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1447
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 241
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 285
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 178
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7936
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1121
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 872
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 892
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1236
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1118
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1443
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 536
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 779
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3o4.1
Four corner code 2474.7
De Roo Code 1267