6 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • crossroads ②street

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つじ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

crossing, crossroad, street corners
つじ (Kentei Pre-1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク

Common Words

crossroads ②street
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill)
(horse-drawn) cab
wayside shrine
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message
sign on a post (esp. containing information about a sight, warnings, congratulations, etc.)
small shrine built at a crossroads
vehicle waiting to be hired
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References

Unicode hex code 8FBB
JIS X 0208 1-36-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4662
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6012
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3192
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3958
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2750
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 279
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 297
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1474
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 320
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1881
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38711X
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 285
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q2.2
Four corner code 3430.0