17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

tapir

On'yomi
  • tapir (Tapirus spp.) ②mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
  • ミャク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

バク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

tapir
バク ミャク (Kentei 1)
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)
must not, do not, be not
バク ボ マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ エイ ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8C98
JIS X 0208 1-76-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4484
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5765
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36621X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c13.4
Four corner code 2423.4