12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

miscanthus reed

Kun'yomi
  • grass used for thatching
  • かんぞう
On'yomi
  • ケン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かや 100.0%

Character Breakdown

miscanthus reed
かや ケン かんぞう (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
proclaim, say, announce
セン のたま.う とおる (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8431
JIS X 0208 1-19-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3989
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5121
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2904
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2016
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1730
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31345X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.26
Four corner code 4410.6