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

volume, chapter, book, editing, compilation

On'yomi
  • compilation (of a text) ②volume (of a text) ③completed literary work

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヘン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

volume, chapter, book
ヘン (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)
level, small
ヘン ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ サク ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

piece (e.g. poetry)
outstanding poem
Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)
Wagokuhen (c. 1489 Japanese kanji dictionary)
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References

Unicode hex code 7BC7
JIS X 0208 1-42-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3418
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4324
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2710
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3361
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2365
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2645
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2687
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1391
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26257X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f9.9
Four corner code 8822.7