9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

army, force, troops, war, battle

Kun'yomi
  • war ②troops
On'yomi
  • army ②military authorities ③team

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

グン 99.8%
いくさ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

army, force, troops
グン いくさ (4th, N2)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Contained In

Common Words

army ②military authorities ③team
general ②shogun
whole army ②all armies
reinforcement
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References

Unicode hex code 8ECD
JIS X 0208 1-23-19
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 628
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5943
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2080
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2582
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38179
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 466
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 438
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 444
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 593
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 938
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 490
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 522
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 36
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 778
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1771
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 307
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2i7.1
Four corner code 3750.6
De Roo Code 3655