徊

9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

wandering

Kun'yomi
  • さまよう
On'yomi
  • カイ
  • クワイ
  • エ

Main Radical

彳(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

wandering
カイ　クワイ　エ (Kentei 1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
-times, round, game
カイ　まわ.る　エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

はい
徘
かい
徊
wandering (around)
しん
深
や
夜
はい
徘
かい
徊
loitering at night
てい
低
かい
徊
しゅ
趣
み
味
disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
ほう
彷
かい
徊
walking around aimlessly
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References

Unicode hex code 5F8A
JIS X 0208 1-55-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1606
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1738
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 362
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 432
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10095
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i6.8
Four corner code 2620.0