16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Not a general use character
JLPT exam level N1

weight, plumb bob, sinker, spindle

Kun'yomi
  • spindle
  • weight ②sinker
On'yomi
  • counter for spindles ②weight (for scales)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つむ 92.9%
スイ 7.1%

Character Breakdown

weight, plumb bob, sinker
つむ スイ おもり (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
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 9318
JIS X 0208 1-31-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4872
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6291
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1744
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2191
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1149
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1584
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1708
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2026
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1751
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40547
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1461
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1904
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1860
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2139
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1942
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1828
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1598
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a8.2
Four corner code 8211.4
De Roo Code 2872