13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

business, vocation, arts, performance

Kun'yomi
  • deed
On'yomi
  • ギョ
    work ②study
  • karma ②result of one's karma ③uncontrollable temper
Nanori
  • なり
  • のぶ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ギョウ 81.7%
わざ 11.8%
ゴウ 6.3%
なり 0.2%

Character Breakdown

business, vocation, arts
ギョウ わざ ゴウ (3rd, N4)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wooden instrument
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

pursuit of knowledge
deed (esp. negative)
graduation ②moving on (from) ③leaving (a group, company, etc.)
work ②study
paying for one's mistakes
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References

Unicode hex code 696D
JIS X 0208 1-22-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 143
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2789
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2612
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15170
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 279
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 279
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 380
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 199
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 278
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 419
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 74
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 307
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.1
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1066
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1809
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a13.3
Four corner code 3290.4
De Roo Code 1064