9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

class, rank, grade

On'yomi
  • キュ
    (school) grade ②class ③kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
Nanori
  • しな

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キュウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

class, rank, grade
キュウ しな (3rd, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
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)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ キュウ おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

(school) grade ②class ③kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
high-class ②high-ranking
(social) class ②rank
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References

Unicode hex code 7D1A
JIS X 0208 1-21-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3496
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4437
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1279
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1630
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 859
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1353
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 505
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1680
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 228
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27258P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 255
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 568
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 577
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 187
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 811
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 273
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 323
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 373
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 410
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1513
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1365
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a3.2
Four corner code 2794.7
De Roo Code 2767