17 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

sword guard, kettle brim

Kun'yomi
  • guard (on a sword) ②brim (of a hat) ③brim (of a pot)
On'yomi
  • ガク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つば 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sword guard, kettle brim
つば ガク (Kentei Pre-1)
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
outspokenly
ガク おどろく (Kentei 1)
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
waning moon(虧) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

Common Words

guard (on a sword) ②brim (of a hat) ③brim (of a pot)
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard) ②metal sword guard
sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
two things that do not go well together
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References

Unicode hex code 9354
JIS X 0208 1-36-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4890
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6313
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40617
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a9.6
Four corner code 8612.7