21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

tie-dyeing, purblind

Kun'yomi
  • しぼり
On'yomi
  • ケツ
  • ケチ
Nanori
  • ぶさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケチ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

tie-dyeing, purblind
ケチ ケツ しぼり (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)
take wing, fly up
ケツ キツ カツ (Kentei 1)
good luck, joy, congratulations
よし キチ キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)

Common Words

style of tie-dyeing used during the Nara era
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 7E88
JIS X 0208 1-69-82
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4613
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28028
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a15.1
Four corner code 2198.6