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

scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip

Kun'yomi
  • to scatter ②to distribute (flyers, etc.) ③to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.)
On'yomi
  • サン
  • サツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip
ま.く サン サツ (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
scatter, disperse, spend
サン ち.る ばら (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

scattered animal feed
salt-throwing ceremony before the sumo bout
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
sprinkling water (on the ground)
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References

Unicode hex code 6492
JIS X 0208 1-27-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1998
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2279
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 736
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 909
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 670
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2271
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2369
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12697
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c12.2
Four corner code 5804.0