13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

apologize

Kun'yomi
  • わび
  • わびしい
  • わび
  • かこつ
  • to apologize
On'yomi
Nanori
  • たく

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

びる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

apologize
わ.びる タ わび (Kentei Pre-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)
home, house, residence
タク たけ やけ (6th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8A6B
JIS X 0208 1-47-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4345
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5598
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1927
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1387
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2721
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2750
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1931
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35431
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a6.6
Four corner code 0361.4