12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Kun'yomi
  • to die out ②to cease
  • to exterminate ②to let (fire) go out
  • to sever ②to suppress ③to abstain (from)
On'yomi
  • starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゼツ 95.0%
えるやす 5.0%

Character Breakdown

discontinue, sever, cut off
ゼツ た.える (5th, N3)
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)
color
いろ ショク シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ ハ うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

absolutely ②absolute ③absoluteness
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
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References

Unicode hex code 7D76
JIS X 0208 1-32-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3539
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4490
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1353
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1711
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 917
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1240
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1891
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 743
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2148
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 630
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 49469
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 733
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 742
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 755
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 828
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 820
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 756
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 756
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 734
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1534
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1770
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a6.11
Four corner code 2791.7
De Roo Code 2756