5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Kun'yomi
  • to hit ②to strike (noon, etc.) ③to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ④to move
  • ち-
  • to hit (someone) ②to make (a speech) ③to gamble
On'yomi
  • hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.)
  • ダース
Nanori
  • うち

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ち- 60.6%
38.6%
うち 0.8%

Character Breakdown

strike, hit, knock
う.つ ダ うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

to hit ②to strike (noon, etc.) ③to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ④to move
calculation
to launch ②(of waves) to dash ③to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament) ④to report (to boss, etc.)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.) ②to hit (a ball, etc.) ③to fire into ④to input (data)
to smash ②to simplify
repeated blows ②consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
(preparatory) meeting ②overlap (of a coat, etc.) ③making something match exactly
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.) ②draw
batter's box
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References

Unicode hex code 6253
JIS X 0208 1-34-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1829
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2063
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 193
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 224
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 142
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 170
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 653
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 705
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 180
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 136
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 682
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11781
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 335
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1020
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1059
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 460
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 554
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 355
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 256
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 435
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 771
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 854
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 660
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c2.3
Four corner code 5102.0
De Roo Code 1353