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

autumn foliage, birch, maple, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • かば
  • maple (tree) ②red leaves (of autumn) ③layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors ④venison

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

autumn foliage, birch, maple
かば もみじ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
flower
はな カ ケ (1st, N4)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
change, take the form of, influence
カ ば.ける ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 691B
JIS X 0208 1-19-81
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2683
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1202
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 869
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1363
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15065X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a7.14
Four corner code 4491.4