13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pupil of the eye

Kun'yomi
  • pupil (of the eye) ②one's eyes
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pupil of the eye
セイ ショウ ひとみ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
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References

Unicode hex code 775B
JIS X 0208 1-66-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3142
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3940
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23438
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c8.7
Four corner code 6502.7