21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

before, preceding, earlier, former, past, previously

Kun'yomi
  • previously ②first ③beforehand
On'yomi
  • ノウ
  • ドウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

before, preceding, earlier
ノウ ドウ さき.に (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
rise, raise
ジョウ はら.う (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 66E9
JIS X 0208 1-59-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2167
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2527
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14258
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c17.1
Four corner code 6073.2