9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

springtime, spring (season)

Kun'yomi
  • spring ②New Year ③prime (of life)
On'yomi
  • シュン
Nanori
  • あずま
  • かす
  • すの
  • わら

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はる 67.1%
シュン 32.5%
かす 0.3%

Character Breakdown

springtime, spring (season)
はる シュン かす (2nd, N4)
folded hands
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

椿

Common Words

spring ②New Year ③prime (of life)
early spring ②first month of the lunar calendar
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November)
spring breeze
beginning of spring
day of spring ②spring sun
spring clothing ②spring goods
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References

Unicode hex code 6625
JIS X 0208 1-29-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2122
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2453
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2576
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3184
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1644
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 963
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 162
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13844
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 141
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 460
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 468
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 91
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 188
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 158
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 179
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 96
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 971
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1582
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c5.13
Four corner code 5060.3
De Roo Code 1478