17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify

Kun'yomi
  • to straighten ②to falsify
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 93.1%
める 6.9%

Character Breakdown

rectify, straighten, correct
キョウ た.める (9th, N1)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
high, boasting
キョウ たか.い たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
drink
の.む トン (Kentei Pre-1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ オウ カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 77EF
JIS X 0208 1-22-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3175
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3984
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1241
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1586
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 838
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1146
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1993
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2626
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1827
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24015
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1170
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1925
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2109
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1567
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1877
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1549
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1396
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1229
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d14.5
Four corner code 8242.7
De Roo Code 2349