12 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

be in agony, worry

Kun'yomi
  • to writhe (in pain) ②to be anguished
  • もだえ
On'yomi
  • モン
    agony

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

モン 77.1%
もだえる 22.9%

Character Breakdown

be in agony, worry
モン もだ.える もだえ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

to writhe (in pain) ②to be anguished
fainting in agony
anguished ②horny
writhing (in agony)
death in agony
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References

Unicode hex code 60B6
JIS X 0208 1-44-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4947
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1895
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4119
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2775
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2797
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10729
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8e4.5
Four corner code 7733.7