14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

instruct

Kun'yomi
  • おしえる
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

instruct
カイ おし.える (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)
every
マイ ごと つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)

Common Words

counseling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.) ②admonishment
giving guidance
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References

Unicode hex code 8AA8
JIS X 0208 1-75-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4363
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5616
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1544
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1946
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35553
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a7.13
Four corner code 0865.7