11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

polish

Kun'yomi
  • to polish ②to refine (a skill, etc.)
On'yomi
  • タク
Nanori
  • あや
  • たか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

polish
タク みが.く あや (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)

Common Words

polish (jewels)
diligent application (to work or study) ②mutual encouragement (to improve)
carving and polishing
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References

Unicode hex code 7422
JIS X 0208 1-34-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2946
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3640
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 971
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1222
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 661
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 883
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2560
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2613
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1608
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1963
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21058X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2158
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f8.1
Four corner code 1113.2