11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base

Kun'yomi
  • foot ②leg ③gait ④pace
On'yomi
  • キャ
    counter for chairs or seats
  • キャ
  • カク
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あし 63.2%
キャク 35.3%
キャ 1.4%
カク 0.1%

Character Breakdown

skids, leg, undercarriage
あし キャク キャ (7th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
instead, on the contrary, rather
キャク かえ.って しりぞ.く (7th, N1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

losing one's position
passing shower
something (equipped) with legs ②sole of foot ③one's manner of walking
spreading of a fire
cloud movements ②overhanging clouds
daytime ②movement of the Sun (across the sky) ③ray of sun (breaking through the clouds) ④daily candlestick
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References

Unicode hex code 811A
JIS X 0208 1-21-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3773
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4820
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 974
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1226
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 664
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 887
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1021
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1612
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29502
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1146
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1784
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1916
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1677
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1449
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1545
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1034
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1408
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b7.3
Four corner code 7722.0
De Roo Code 3944