13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

war, battle, match

Kun'yomi
  • war ②troops
  • to make war (on) ②to compete (against) ③to struggle (against adversities, etc.)
  • to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.)
  • to rustle
  • to tremble
On'yomi
  • セン
    war ②match
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 61.9%
たたか 37.8%
そよ 0.1%
おのの 0.1%
いくさ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

war, battle, match
セン たたか.う そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ ル と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
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)

Common Words

to make war (on) ②to compete (against) ③to struggle (against adversities, etc.)
battle ②fight (against time, poverty, etc.) ③contest
tactics ②military operation
war ②fighting
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References

Unicode hex code 6226
JIS X 0208 1-32-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1810
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11631P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 301
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 301
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 448
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 550
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 555
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 608
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 32
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 360
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 839
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1948
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n9.2
Four corner code 3355.0
De Roo Code 959