10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

flash, brandish

Kun'yomi
  • to flash (e.g. lightning) ②to flutter (e.g. flag) ③to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea)
  • flair ②insight ③waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
  • うかが
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 77.0%
ひらめひらめ 23.0%

Character Breakdown

flash, brandish
セン ひらめ.く うかが.う (Kentei Pre-1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 9583
JIS X 0208 1-33-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4942
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6383
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4114
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2830
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2774
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2796
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41214
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8e2.1
Four corner code 7780.7