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

some, one, or, possibly, a certain

Kun'yomi
  • a certain ...
  • あるい
  • あるいは
On'yomi
  • ワク
  • コク
  • イキ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あるい 100.0%

Character Breakdown

some, one, or
あるい ワク コク (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 6216
JIS X 0208 1-16-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1802
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2030
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3978
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2763
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2091
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2234
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 750
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1894
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11563
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 493
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 621
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n4.2
Four corner code 5310.0