15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book

Kun'yomi
  • to knit ②to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.)
  • -あ
On'yomi
  • compilation (of a text) ②volume (of a text) ③completed literary work

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヘン 89.6%
-あ 10.4%

Character Breakdown

compilation, knit, plait
ヘン あ.む (5th, 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)
level, small
ヘン ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ サク ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to knit ②to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.)
compilation (of a text) ②volume (of a text) ③completed literary work
editorial department
short (e.g. story, film)
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
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References

Unicode hex code 7DE8
JIS X 0208 1-42-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3583
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4552
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1387
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1755
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 941
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1270
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1825
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1966
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 495
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 473
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27665X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 785
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 682
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 695
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 714
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 827
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 806
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 811
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 883
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1553
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1842
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a9.13
Four corner code 2392.7
De Roo Code 2753