8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

cry, weep, moan

Kun'yomi
  • to cry
On'yomi
  • キュウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

99.4%
キュウ 0.6%

Character Breakdown

cry, weep, moan
な.く キュウ (4th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

cry (e.g. of a baby) ②tearful voice
to shed tears
to make someone cry ②to let cry ③to grieve
to make someone cry ②to grieve
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References

Unicode hex code 6CE3
JIS X 0208 1-21-67
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2532
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3104
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 338
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 396
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 253
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 300
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 463
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1192
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 590
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1049
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17309
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 838
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1236
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1300
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 678
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 479
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 500
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 252
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1171
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 439
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.1
Four corner code 3011.8
De Roo Code 373