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

snake, serpent, hard drinker

Kun'yomi
  • snake ②serpent
On'yomi
  • ジャ
    snake ②serpent
Nanori
  • あぶ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジャ 52.8%
へび 42.0%
5.2%

Character Breakdown

snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ へび ダ (9th, 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)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

snake ②serpent
venomous snake
albino Japanese rat snake
Ophiuchus (constellation)
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.) ②cornice ③rickrack ④pleated shape
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References

Unicode hex code 86C7
JIS X 0208 1-28-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4130
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5303
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1343
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1701
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 907
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 519
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1916
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1387
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32964
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1341
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1875
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2040
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1716
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1483
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1861
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1608
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 525
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d5.7
Four corner code 5311.2
De Roo Code 1656