10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise

Kun'yomi
  • to lick
  • to lick ②to taste ③to experience (esp. a hardship) ④to underestimate
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

める 99.7%
ねぶ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

lick, lap up, burn up
な.める ねぶ.る シ (Kentei 1)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)

Common Words

to lick ②to taste ③to experience (esp. a hardship) ④to underestimate
to lick one's lips
a lick ②engulfing (e.g. of fire)
to lick (all) up ②to engulf (in flames)
going insultingly easy on an opponent ②licking (as a part of sexual intercourse)
depending (too much) on one another
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References

Unicode hex code 8210
JIS X 0208 1-71-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3858
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4919
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1669
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30283
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d7.15
Four corner code 2264.0