12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2
elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
Kun'yomi
か た ど る to model (something) on ②to symbolize
On'yomi
ショウ form ゾ ウ elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Nanori
きさ
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 8C61 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-30-61 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4472 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5744 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2134 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2647 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1350 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1831 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1976 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2130 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 575 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1761 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 809 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 36372 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 533 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 739 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 752 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 663 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 916 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 540 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 591 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 939 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1718 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1995 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2n10.1 |
| Four corner code | 2723.2 |
| De Roo Code | 2551 |