9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3
wash, inquire into, probe
Kun'yomi
あ ら う to wash ②to inquire into ③to purify (one's heart) ④to lave (e.g. shore)
On'yomi
セン washing machine
Nanori
あらい らい
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 6D17 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-32-86 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2551 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3131 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 388 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 465 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 288 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 350 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 249 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 264 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 626 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 817 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 925 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 17379 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 916 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 692 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 705 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 210 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 927 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 888 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 198 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.17 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1189 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 255 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a6.12 |
| Four corner code | 3411.1 |
| De Roo Code | 357 |