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

son, counter for sons

Kun'yomi
  • おとこ
On'yomi
  • nth son ②lang ③man ④nth child (male and female)
  • リョウ
Nanori
  • いら
  • とう
  • もん
  • ろお

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ロウ 100.0%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

son, counter for sons
ロウ ろ リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Contained In

Common Words

guy ②bastard
nth son ②lang ③man ④nth child (male and female)
young man ②husband
Momotarō (Japanese folk tale and popular hero)
Kintarō ②Kintarō doll ③diamond-shaped apron
third son ②Occella iburia (species of poacher)
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References

Unicode hex code 90CE
JIS X 0208 1-47-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4762
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6138
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1289
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 955
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39405P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1936
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 980
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1014
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1827
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1300
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 264
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 546
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 757
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1868
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d6.5
Four corner code 3772.7
De Roo Code 844