14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

rice dumplings steamed in bamboo leaves

Kun'yomi
  • rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ちまき 100.0%

Character Breakdown

rice dumplings steamed in bamboo leaves
ちまき ソウ (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
religion, sect, denomination
ソウ シュウ むな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
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References

Unicode hex code 7CBD
JIS X 0208 1-68-80
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4410
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26993
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b8.2
Four corner code 9399.1