14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

acid, bitterness, sour, tart

Kun'yomi
  • sour
On'yomi
  • acid ②sourness

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サン 84.8%
15.2%

Character Breakdown

acid, bitterness, sour
サン す.い (5th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
to dawdle, the emperor Yao's father
シュン うずくま.る
license, sincerity, permit
イン じょう まこと.に (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

acid ②sourness
carbonic acid ②carbonated water ③baking soda
carbon oxide ②hypercapnia
hydrocyanic acid
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References

Unicode hex code 9178
JIS X 0208 1-27-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4789
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6177
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1563
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1968
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1049
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1027
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 819
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39871
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 689
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 516
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 525
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 618
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1838
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 715
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 791
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1420
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1797
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1449
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7e7.2
Four corner code 1364.7
De Roo Code 3267