20 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

oyster

Kun'yomi
  • oyster
On'yomi
  • レイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

oyster
レイ かき (Kentei Pre-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)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
よろず マン バン (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
long-tailed monkey
グ グウ おながざる (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ ニュ あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 8823
JIS X 0208 1-73-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4198
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5399
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2870
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33799X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d14.3
Four corner code 5112.7