9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

politics, government

Kun'yomi
  • rule
  • まん
On'yomi
  • セイ
    rule
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • ただ
  • まさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セイ 98.8%
まつりごと 0.5%
ショウ 0.3%
まさ 0.3%
まん 0.1%

Character Breakdown

politics, government
セイ まつりごと ショウ (5th, N3)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
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

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References

Unicode hex code 653F
JIS X 0208 1-32-15
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 530
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 937
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 387
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i5.1
Four corner code 1814.0
De Roo Code 3166