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

reason, origin, history, oral tradition

Kun'yomi
  • to say ②to name ③to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")
  • what was said
  • おも
  • いわゆる
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いい 91.3%
4.3%
4.3%

Character Breakdown

reason, origin, history
いい イ い.う (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)
stomach, paunch, crop
 (4th, N2)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8B02
JIS X 0208 1-16-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4402
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5656
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1595
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2007
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1441
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2725
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2756
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35759
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a9.6
Four corner code 0662.7