10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

jackal

Kun'yomi
  • Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct) ②wild dog
On'yomi
  • サイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

jackal
サイ やまいぬ (Kentei 1)
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ

Common Words

wolf ②rapacious person
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References

Unicode hex code 8C7A
JIS X 0208 1-76-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4476
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5754
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36500
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a10.4
Four corner code 2420.0