12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

murder one's lord or father

Kun'yomi
  • to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.)
On'yomi
  • シイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シイ 50.0%
しいする 50.0%

Character Breakdown

murder one's lord or father
シイ しい.する シ (Kentei 1)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
style, ceremony, rite
シキ のり (3rd, N3)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)

Common Words

to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5F11
JIS X 0208 1-55-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1558
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1677
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9680
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a8.41
Four corner code 4394.0