11 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

Kun'yomi
  • to scratch ②to perspire ③to shovel
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

scratch, rake, comb
か.く ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to stir up ②to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.)
to scrape off ②to chop off (someone's head)
to rummage through ②to throw into confusion
to carry under the arm ②to scoop up (liquid)
capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)
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References

Unicode hex code 63BB
JIS X 0208 1-33-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1980
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2175
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 619
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2252
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2356
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12477X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c10.11
Four corner code 5703.6