6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert

Kun'yomi
  • principle ②purport ③instructions
  • skillful ②delicious ③good (deal, idea, etc.)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

38.2%
むね 38.2%
うま 23.6%

Character Breakdown

delicious, relish, show a liking for
シ むね うま.い (7th, N1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

good flavor (flavor) ②umami (fifth category of taste in food) ③skill ④profit
principle ②purport ③instructions
meaning ②goal
(words to) that effect
tenets (of a religious sect) ②(religious) sect ③one's principles
main object
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.) ②change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to make it a principle to ...
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References

Unicode hex code 65E8
JIS X 0208 1-27-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 752
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2414
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2024
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2516
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1278
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1744
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 455
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 493
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1151
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 263
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1069
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13738
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1312
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1040
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1081
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1403
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1077
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1349
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 232
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 465
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c2.2
Four corner code 2260.1
De Roo Code 1278