8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

sky

Kun'yomi
  • あめ
  • そら
On'yomi
  • キュウ
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キュウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sky
キュウ キョウ あめ (Kentei 1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)

Common Words

vault of heaven ②dome ③vault
dome of the sky
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References

Unicode hex code 7A79
JIS X 0208 1-67-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3315
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4190
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2768
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1914
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 948
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25414
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m5.10
Four corner code 3020.7