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

ax, hatchet

Kun'yomi
  • ax
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

おの 93.0%
7.0%

Character Breakdown

ax, hatchet
おの フ (Kentei Pre-1)
father
ちち フ (2nd, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)

Common Words

courageous but doomed resistance
stone ax (ax)
hatchet ②adze
The Honest Woodcutter (fable by Aesop)
(Paleolithic) hand ax
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References

Unicode hex code 65A7
JIS X 0208 1-41-64
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2833
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2382
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2558
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1775
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2333
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2422
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 659
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13539
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o6.4
Four corner code 8022.1