16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer

Kun'yomi
  • to recommend (someone to do) ②to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.) ③to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
On'yomi
  • セン
Nanori
  • woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves) ②beggar ③Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 80.2%
すすめる 19.2%
こも 0.6%

Character Breakdown

recommend, mat, advise
セン すす.める こも (9th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
unicorn
deer
か しか ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

recommendation
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves) ②beggar ③Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
self-recommendation
recommendation (by others)
admission based on recommendation
cask wrapped in straw matting ②beggar
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References

Unicode hex code 85A6
JIS X 0208 1-33-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4067
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5219
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2373
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3008
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1537
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2097
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2000
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2156
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1389
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2683
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1748
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32143P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1499
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1631
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1741
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1707
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1849
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1411
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 670
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2019
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k13.25
Four corner code 4422.7
De Roo Code 1950