13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

attract, captivate

Kun'yomi
  • to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ジャク
  • ジャ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

98.7%
ジャク 1.3%

Character Breakdown

attract, captivate
ひ.く ジャク ジャ (Kentei Pre-1)
young, if, perhaps
わか.い ジャク ニャ (6th, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)
bringing about
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
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References

Unicode hex code 60F9
JIS X 0208 1-28-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3991
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1886
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2493
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2903
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2015
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2429
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2507
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10866X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.18
Four corner code 4433.6