17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

black bamboo, slender bamboo

Kun'yomi
  • くろだけ
  • すず
    Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) ②shoots of this plant
On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

black bamboo, slender bamboo
エン くろだけ すず (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)
how, why, then
エン いずく.んぞ ここに (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) ②shoots of this plant
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References

Unicode hex code 7BF6
JIS X 0208 1-68-46
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4346
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2787
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26403
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f11.6
Four corner code 8832.7