薙

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

mow down (the enemy)

Kun'yomi
  • なぐ
    		to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.)
  • なぎ
  • かる
On'yomi
  • テイ
  • チ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なぎ 91.7%
なぐ 8.3%

Character Breakdown

mow down (the enemy)
なぎ　な.ぐ　テイ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
pheasant
チ　ジ　きじ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

な
薙
　
ぎ
はら
払
　
う
to mow down
くさ
草
なぎ
薙
　
の
つるぎ
剣
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia)
な
薙
　
ぐ
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.)
よこ
横
な
薙
　
ぎ
sweeping sideways
なぎなた
薙刀
じゅつ
術
art of using a naginata
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References

Unicode hex code 8599
JIS X 0208 1-38-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4072
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5221
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3010
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2099
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2353
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2441
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32121X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k13.8
Four corner code 4441.4