14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

horse's bit

Kun'yomi
  • bit (mouthpiece)
  • to hold in one's mouth ②to bring with
On'yomi
  • カン

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

くわえる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

horse's bit
くわ.える カン くつわ (Kentei 1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide

Common Words

holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette)
holding horizontally in one's mouth
(of a horse) to be gagged
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References

Unicode hex code 929C
JIS X 0208 1-78-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1632
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6257
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40390
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i11.1
Four corner code 2110.9