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

scenery, view

On'yomi
  • vista ②counter for scenes (in a play)
Nanori
  • shadow ②reflection ③ominous sign ④light (stars, moon)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

scenery, view
ケイ かげ (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

scenery ②scene (e.g. of a crime)
background ②background (of an incident, situation, etc.) ③backing
gift ②prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.) ③party favor (favor)
business conditions ②good (economic) times ③liveliness
100 famous views
economic slump ②poor (business) ③gloomy
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References

Unicode hex code 666F
JIS X 0208 1-23-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2142
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2487
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2470
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3118
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1597
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2179
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 314
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 336
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 645
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1764
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 509
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13983
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 469
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 853
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 872
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 386
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 603
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 494
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 585
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1021
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 975
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 320
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c8.8
Four corner code 6090.6
De Roo Code 3841