12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

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Kun'yomi
  • しか
  • める
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

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カ しか.る せ.める (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

maha (great)
Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
Mohe Zhiguan (Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE)
Mahabharata (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 400 CE)
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References

Unicode hex code 8A36
JIS X 0208 1-75-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4328
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5577
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1662
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35328
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a5.16
Four corner code 0162.0