12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

boil, cook

Kun'yomi
  • to boil
  • -に
  • to be boiled
  • やす
    to cook inside
On'yomi
  • シャ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

-にえるやす 98.5%
シャ 1.5%

Character Breakdown

boil, cook
に.る シャ (7th, N1)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

to boil well ②to cook (various ingredients) together
to be boiled down ②to come to a standstill ③to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
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References

Unicode hex code 716E
JIS X 0208 1-28-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2771
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3437
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2785
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3460
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1782
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2426
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1257
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1346
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1294
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1787
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1179
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19165P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1338
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1795
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1931
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1518
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1563
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1315
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1277
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1265
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d8.9
Four corner code 4433.6
De Roo Code 1440