蠍

19 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

scorpion

Kun'yomi
  • さそり
    		scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
On'yomi
  • カツ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さそり 81.6%
カツ 18.4%

Character Breakdown

scorpion
さそり　カツ (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)
exhausted, out of
ケツ　カイ　カツ (Kentei 1)
why, how, when
カツ　なんぞ　いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ　カチ　カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant

Common Words

てん
天
かつ
蠍
きゅう
宮
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign)
だ
蛇
かつ
蠍
serpent (snake) and scorpion ②detestation
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References

Unicode hex code 880D
JIS X 0208 1-74-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4191
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5389
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33707
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d9.10
Four corner code 5718.2