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

leap, dance, skip

Kun'yomi
  • to jump up ②to move around ③to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement) ④to be messy (of handwriting)
On'yomi
  • ヤク
Nanori
  • おどり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヤク 91.6%
おど 8.4%

Character Breakdown

leap, dance, skip
ヤク おど.る おどり (7th, N1)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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)
surname, kind of pheasant
ケキ ジャク タク
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

activity (esp. energetic or successful) ②walking about with great vigor
to jump up ②to move around ③to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement) ④to be messy (of handwriting)
secret maneuvers (maneuvers)
leap ②stepping out into the wider world ③rapid progress ④leap (of logic)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.) ②one bound
making rapid progress
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References

Unicode hex code 8E8D
JIS X 0208 1-44-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4595
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5921
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1658
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2090
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1091
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1484
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1285
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1379
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 934
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1342
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37955P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1860
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1560
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1663
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1796
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1939
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1384
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1767
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1293
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d14.2
Four corner code 6711.4
De Roo Code 3775