17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

hold aloft

Kun'yomi
  • shade ②behind (something) ③the background ④gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.)
  • to become clouded ②to darken (of a face) ③to worsen
  • to hold up over one's head ②to hold over something ③to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
  • きぬがさ
  • くも
  • くもり
On'yomi
  • エイ
    large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かざ 62.8%
かげかげ 37.2%

Character Breakdown

hold aloft
かざ.す かげ エイ (Kentei 1)
エイ うちあたるこえ みにくいすがた
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
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References

Unicode hex code 7FF3
JIS X 0208 1-70-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3679
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4691
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2874
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3567
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28796
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2t15.2
Four corner code 7712.7