16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

strangle

Kun'yomi
  • to strangle to death
  • くびれる
On'yomi
  • エイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くびくびれる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

strangle
くび.る イ エイ (Kentei 1)
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)
benefit, gain, profit
エキ ヤク ます (5th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

to strangle to death
to hang oneself ②to wring the neck
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References

Unicode hex code 7E0A
JIS X 0208 1-69-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3594
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4568
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27738
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a10.8
Four corner code 2891.7