11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

contraption, fetter, machine, instrument

Kun'yomi
  • shackles ②bonds (e.g. family)
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

contraption, fetter, machine
カイ かせ (4th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
commandment
カイ いまし.める (7th, N1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 68B0
JIS X 0208 1-19-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2264
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2685
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 961
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1203
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 654
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 870
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 677
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 732
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 929
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 474
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14882
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 436
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 529
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 538
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 360
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 635
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 459
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 562
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 511
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1097
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 684
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a7.22
Four corner code 4395.0
De Roo Code 1859