15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent

Kun'yomi
  • sharp (knife, claws, etc.) ②sharp (pain, tone, etc.) ③keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.)
On'yomi
  • エイ
    sharpness ②sharp weapon ③fine soldier
Nanori
  • とし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

するど 63.7%
エイ 36.3%

Character Breakdown

pointed, sharpness, edge
するど.い エイ とし (7th, N2)
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
exchange(兌) variant
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

sharp (knife, claws, etc.) ②sharp (pain, tone, etc.) ③keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.)
young and energetic
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 92ED
JIS X 0208 1-17-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4864
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6279
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1730
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2171
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1140
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1544
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 500
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 539
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1211
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2344
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1449
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40418P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1018
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1371
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1458
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 979
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1811
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1373
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1823
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 512
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a7.12
Four corner code 8811.6
De Roo Code 2857