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

pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate

Kun'yomi
  • to pour (into) ②to sprinkle on (from above) ③to flow into (e.g. of a river) ④to fall (of rain, snow)
  • to pour ②to put on (lipstick, etc.) ③to light (a fire)
  • to pour (into a vessel)
On'yomi
  • チュ
    annotation

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チュウ 89.9%
そそ 9.9%
0.1%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
チュウ そそ.ぐ さ.す (3rd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
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)

Common Words

attention ②care ③admonishment
annotation
order (for an item) ②request
to pour (into) ②to sprinkle on (from above) ③to flow into (e.g. of a river) ④to fall (of rain, snow)
attention ②care ③advice
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References

Unicode hex code 6CE8
JIS X 0208 1-35-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2531
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3103
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 325
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17316
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 358
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 277
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 307
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 459
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1175
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 273
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.16
Four corner code 3011.4
De Roo Code 372