12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

interment, bury, shelve

Kun'yomi
  • to bury ②to cover up
On'yomi
  • funeral
Nanori
  • はふり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 57.2%
ほうむ 42.8%

Character Breakdown

interment, bury, shelve
ソウ ほうむ.る はふり (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
death, die
シ し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to bury ②to cover up
undertaker's office
funeral
attending a funeral procession
to consign to oblivion
to cover up ②to have a secret abortion
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References

Unicode hex code 846C
JIS X 0208 1-33-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4000
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5128
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2320
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2910
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1496
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 816
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1436
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1593
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31448P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1523
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 812
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 831
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1705
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1579
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 801
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 662
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 824
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.15
Four corner code 4444.1
De Roo Code 1955