15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3

authority, power, rights

Kun'yomi
  • おもり
  • かり
  • はか
On'yomi
  • right (to do something) ②authority
  • ゴン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 96.3%
ゴン 3.7%

Character Breakdown

authority, power, rights
ケン ゴン おもり (6th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
heron(雚) variant
person(人) variant
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

right (to do something) ②authority
(political) power
abstention (from voting)
authority ②(an) authority (on)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6A29
JIS X 0208 1-24-2
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2360
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2853
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1065
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1348
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 731
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 977
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 571
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 260
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2300
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 420
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15484
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 851
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 335
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 335
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 774
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 643
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 862
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 983
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 162
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 804
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1112
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 578
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a11.18
Four corner code 4891.4
De Roo Code 1875