9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
JLPT exam level N1

rainbow

Kun'yomi
  • second ②secondary ③quadratic (function, equation, etc.) ④fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.)
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

にじ 99.4%
コウ 0.6%

Character Breakdown

rainbow
にじ コウ (11th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 8679
JIS X 0208 1-38-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4118
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5279
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1285
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1637
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 863
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1180
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 520
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 559
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 882
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32830
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2235
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2045
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 526
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d3.1
Four corner code 5111.0
De Roo Code 1672