11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

far off, distant, long ago

Kun'yomi
  • far away ②long ago
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はる 98.6%
ヨウ 1.4%

Character Breakdown

far off, distant, long ago
はる.か ヨウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
a vase, a pitcher, earthenware
paw radical
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
カン かま ふ (9th, N2)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

far away in the distance
worshiping from afar
absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods)
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References

Unicode hex code 9065
JIS X 0208 1-45-58
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6075
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3141
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3895
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2007
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2708
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2418
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2498
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2248
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q10.3
Four corner code 3230.7