13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

green caterpillar, Szechwan

Kun'yomi
  • いもむし
On'yomi
  • ショ
    Sichuan (province in China) ②Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263) ③Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
  • ゾク

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

green caterpillar, Szechwan
ショク ゾク いもむし (Kentei 1)
net(罒) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
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)

Contained In

Common Words

Sichuan (province in China) ②Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263) ③Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more
Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan ②type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period
type of brocade
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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References

Unicode hex code 8700
JIS X 0208 1-73-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3640
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5329
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2005
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33086
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5g8.7
Four corner code 6012.7