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

failure, defeat, reversal

Kun'yomi
  • to be defeated
On'yomi
  • loss ②counter for losses

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ハイ 90.3%
やぶれる 9.7%

Character Breakdown

failure, defeat, reversal
ハイ やぶ.れる (4th, N3)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (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

victory or defeat
loss ②counter for losses
(suffering a) complete defeat
being defeated
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References

Unicode hex code 6557
JIS X 0208 1-39-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4494
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2343
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1476
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1868
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 991
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1342
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 331
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 353
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 562
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 670
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13227
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 562
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 511
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 520
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 693
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 589
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 591
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 575
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 420
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 718
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 941
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 337
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b4.1
Four corner code 6884.0
De Roo Code 3966