筅

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

bamboo whisk for tea-making

Kun'yomi
  • ささら
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bamboo whisk for tea-making
セン　ささら (Kentei 1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ちゃ
茶
せん
筅
tea whisk ②hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
ちゃ
茶
せん
筅
がみ
髪
hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B45
JIS X 0208 1-68-6
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4275
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25986
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.8
Four corner code 8821.1