13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

glaring at, authority, power, scowl at

Kun'yomi
  • to glare at ②to stare intensely at ③to estimate ④to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person)
  • glare
On'yomi
  • ゲイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

にらにら 100.0%

Character Breakdown

glaring at, authority, power
にら.む ゲイ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
child, young of animals
ジ ニ ゲイ (Kentei 1)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (11th)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to glare at each other ②to confront each other
staring at or watching all sides
keeping a close watch on both sides
to exercise one's authority (over) ②to glare (at)
to stare at with a fixed gaze
to stare someone down
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 7768
JIS X 0208 1-66-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3148
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3947
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23464
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c8.5
Four corner code 6701.7