13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

bloody, smelling of fish, raw smelling

Kun'yomi
  • smelling of fish ②degenerate (of a monk) ③worldly ④fishy
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なまぐさ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bloody, smelling of fish, raw smelling
なまぐさ.い セイ ショウ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
star, spot, dot
ほし セイ ショウ (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8165
JIS X 0208 1-71-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3794
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4845
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29678
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b9.7
Four corner code 7621.4