筝

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

koto

Kun'yomi
  • こと
    		koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) ②stringed instrument ③zheng (Chinese zither)
On'yomi
  • ソウ
    		koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) ②stringed instrument ③zheng (Chinese zither)
  • ショウ

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

koto
ソウ　ショウ　こと (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)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ　あらそ.う　いか.でか (4th, N3)
snout, hand

Common Words

こ
古
そう
筝
guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B5D
JIS X 0208 1-68-24
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4273
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f8.10
Four corner code 8850.7