12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

notch of an arrow, ought, must, should be, expected

Kun'yomi
  • should (be) ②nock (of a bow) ③nock (of an arrow)
  • やはず
On'yomi
  • カツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はず 100.0%

Character Breakdown

notch of an arrow, ought, must
はず カツ やはず (Kentei Pre-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)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

nock of an arrow ②forked tool used for hanging scrolls
hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
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References

Unicode hex code 7B48
JIS X 0208 1-40-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3387
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4277
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3318
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2336
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2646
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2688
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25990
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.10
Four corner code 8860.4