10 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

tanuki, raccoon

Kun'yomi
  • tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides) ②sly dog
On'yomi
  • ライ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たぬき 92.5%
7.5%

Character Breakdown

tanuki, raccoon
たぬき リ ライ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

foxes and tanuki ②sly fellow
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
sly (cunning) old man
soba with tempura batter
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References

Unicode hex code 72F8
JIS X 0208 1-35-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2887
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3578
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2338
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2427
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20427
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g7.2
Four corner code 4621.4