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

corner, nook, recess

Kun'yomi
  • corner ②shade ③dark circles (under the eyes) ④bend (in a road, river, etc.)
  • すみ
On'yomi
  • ワイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くま 58.8%
ワイ 41.2%

Character Breakdown

corner, nook, recess
くま ワイ エ (Kentei Pre-1)
fear, majestic, graciously
かしこ おそ.れる イ (11th)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

shading ②kumadori
to shade ②to put on stage makeup
indigo blue make-up used in kabuki
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References

Unicode hex code 9688
JIS X 0208 1-23-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5008
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6466
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 763
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 571
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2427
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2505
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1841
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41748
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d9.2
Four corner code 7623.2
De Roo Code 3665