8 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

roast, broil, toast, cauterize

Kun'yomi
  • to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire) ②to toast
On'yomi
  • シャ
  • セキ

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

あぶ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

roast, broil, toast
あぶ.る シャ セキ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

cooking meat, fish, etc. over flames
basket made of bamboo or wire mesh (for drying clothes, cooking rice cakes, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7099
JIS X 0208 1-63-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 205
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3401
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18922
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d4.5
Four corner code 2780.9