15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

line, track

Kun'yomi
  • すじ
On'yomi
  • line ②line (e.g. telephone line) ③ray (e.g. X-ray) ④line (e.g. of a railroad)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

line, track
セン すじ (2nd, N2)
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)
spring, fountain
セン ぜん いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)

Common Words

radio (communication) ②wireless
line ②line (e.g. telephone line) ③ray (e.g. X-ray) ④line (e.g. of a railroad)
one's line of sight
(weather) front ②front line
horizon (related to land)
railway track
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References

Unicode hex code 7DDA
JIS X 0208 1-32-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3580
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4548
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1392
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1760
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 944
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 389
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27641
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 329
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 299
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 299
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 447
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 826
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 176
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 236
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 841
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1551
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1351
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a9.7
Four corner code 2693.2
De Roo Code 2742