11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

boom, prosper, copulate

Kun'yomi
  • to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.) ②to pile up ③to administer (medicine, poison) ④to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
  • to prosper ②to copulate (animals)
  • prosperous ②popular ③active ④enthusiastic
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ジョウ
Nanori
  • serving (of food) ②chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

73.3%
セイ 11.5%
さかさか 6.9%
もり 4.9%
ジョウ 3.4%

Character Breakdown

boom, prosper, copulate
も.る セイ さか.る (6th, N1)
turn into, become, get
セイ な.る ジョウ (4th, N3)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
hooked enclosure
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.) ②to pile up ③to administer (medicine, poison) ④to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to pile up ②to stir up
piling up high (food in a bowl)
height (e.g. of summer) ②prime (of one's life) ③(being in) heat
grand ②forceful
serving (of food) ②chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
extra-large portion
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References

Unicode hex code 76DB
JIS X 0208 1-32-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3116
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3895
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2675
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3314
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1717
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2332
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1457
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1567
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 737
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1469
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 898
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23001P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1476
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 719
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 732
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1554
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 921
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 925
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 922
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1371
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1469
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5h6.1
Four corner code 5310.7
De Roo Code 1474