7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun'yomi
  • one's body ②oneself ③one's place (in society, etc.) ④main part
On'yomi
  • シン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シン 53.4%
46.6%

Character Breakdown

somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

one's body ②oneself ③one's place (in society, etc.) ④main part
metamorphosis
(one's) self
other self ②incarnations of Buddha
contents ②substance ③(sword) blade
whole (body) ②systemic
invulnerability
(social) standing ②identity ③one's circumstances
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References

Unicode hex code 8EAB
JIS X 0208 1-31-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4601
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5928
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3553
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4368
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38034
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 59
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 59
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 255
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 937
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 339
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 285
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 174
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 394
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1768
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1256
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.5
Four corner code 2740.0
De Roo Code 847