12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

marten, sable

Kun'yomi
  • Japanese marten (Martes melampus) ②marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
On'yomi
  • チョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

てん 100.0%

Character Breakdown

marten, sable
てん チョウ (Kentei 1)
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)
seduce, call, send for
ショウ め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 8C82
JIS X 0208 1-76-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4479
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5757
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36528
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d9.30
Four corner code 2726.2