15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

Kun'yomi
  • meaning ②effect ③appearance ④grace
  • to go in the direction of ②to become ③to abide by
On'yomi
  • シュ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シュ 74.8%
おもむき 25.2%
おもむ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

purport, gist, elegance
シュ おもむき おもむ.く (7th, N1)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

hobby ②tastes
meaning ②effect ③appearance ④grace
bad taste ②nastiness
plan ②taste
meaning ②goal
interest (in something)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.) ②interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
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References

Unicode hex code 8DA3
JIS X 0208 1-28-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4544
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5854
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3317
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4111
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2087
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2827
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 820
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 883
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1193
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2422
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1047
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37207
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1350
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1002
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1039
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1790
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1805
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 310
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1758
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 828
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6e9.1
Four corner code 4180.4
De Roo Code 1470