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

ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking

Kun'yomi
  • ladder ②stairs ③going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
On'yomi
  • テイ
  • タイ
Nanori
  • だい

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はしご 76.6%
テイ 12.8%
タイ 5.3%
だい 5.3%

Character Breakdown

ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking
はしご テイ タイ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
younger brother, faithful service to elders
おとうと ダイ デ (2nd, N4)
to divide
condolences, mourning, funeral
とむら.う チョウ とぶら.う (9th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

stairs ②rank ③guide ④slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
gangway (ladder)
overhead ladder ②yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
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References

Unicode hex code 68AF
JIS X 0208 1-36-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2283
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2706
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1210
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 875
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2479
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2545
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1617
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14881
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a7.17
Four corner code 4892.7