14 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

fan, flap, instigate, agitate, bolster up, gulp down

Kun'yomi
  • to fan (oneself, flames, etc.) ②to flap (in the wind) ③to instigate ④to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)
  • to flatter
  • おこ
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あお 92.0%
セン 6.9%
おだてる 1.1%

Character Breakdown

fan, flap, instigate
あお.る セン おだ.てる (Kentei Pre-1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
fan, folding fan
おうぎ セン おう (7th, N1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.) ②to flap (in the wind) ③to instigate ④to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)
gust (of wind) ②influence ③instigation ④tailgating
to suffer a blast or indirect blow
scissors kick (swimming)
inflammatory (news) article
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References

Unicode hex code 717D
JIS X 0208 1-32-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2792
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3469
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1056
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1338
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2540
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2599
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19272
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d10.4
Four corner code 9382.7