15 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

locust

Kun'yomi
  • rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya) ②grasshopper
  • grasshopper
On'yomi
  • コウ
    rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya) ②grasshopper

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いなご 100.0%

Character Breakdown

locust
いなご コウ ばった (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)
emperor
コウ オウ おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

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References

Unicode hex code 8757
JIS X 0208 1-73-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4169
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5361
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33267
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d9.8
Four corner code 5611.4