11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

coarse, rough, rugged

Kun'yomi
  • coarse
  • あら-
On'yomi
  • coarse

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

90.8%
あらあら- 9.2%

Character Breakdown

coarse, rough, rugged
ソ あら.い (8th, N1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

carelessness ②wetting oneself
refreshments (implied to be low-grade)
coarse, low-grade tea ②tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
rough (behavior, temperament, etc.)
small present ②gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude ③inferior goods
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References

Unicode hex code 7C97
JIS X 0208 1-33-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3473
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4394
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1329
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1683
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 895
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1777
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1915
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1619
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1724
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26898
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1508
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1084
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1134
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1611
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1469
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1560
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1496
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1793
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b5.2
Four corner code 9791.0
De Roo Code 1073