11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pardon, forgiveness

Kun'yomi
  • to permit ②to forgive ③to exempt (someone) from ④to acknowledge
On'yomi
  • シャ
    pardon

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 96.7%
ゆる 3.3%

Character Breakdown

pardon, forgiveness
シャ ゆる.す (8th, N1)
red
あか セキ あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 8D66
JIS X 0208 1-28-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4536
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5841
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1478
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1739
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36999
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1336
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1570
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1675
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1445
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1897
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1752
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1760
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i7.3
Four corner code 4834.0
De Roo Code 1466