13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

Kun'yomi
  • to separate (by distance, time, etc.) ②to interpose ③to alienate
  • to be distant
On'yomi
  • カク
    every other

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 86.0%
へだてるへだたる 14.0%

Character Breakdown

isolate, alternate, distance
カク へだ.てる (8th, N1)
tripod
カク レキ かなえ (Kentei 1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
net radical(㓁) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
under, underneath, below
カ ゲ した

Common Words

space ②space character
to separate (by distance, time, etc.) ②to interpose ③to alienate
at regular intervals
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References

Unicode hex code 9694
JIS X 0208 1-19-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5016
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6475
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 671
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 827
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 480
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 615
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1312
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1409
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1608
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1753
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41783X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1078
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1589
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1696
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1879
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1683
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1236
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 748
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1321
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d10.2
Four corner code 7122.7
De Roo Code 3653