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

wild goose

Kun'yomi
  • wild goose ②glans
  • call of a wild goose ②wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus) ③tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro)
On'yomi
  • wild goose ②glans

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

かり 91.2%
ガン 8.8%

Character Breakdown

wild goose
かり ガン かりがね (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

corona of glans penis ②gooseneck (i.e. something shaped like a goose's neck) ③head of the penis
rakugan ②geese alighting
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman
northern wind in early autumn
call of a wild goose ②wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus) ③tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro)
forked arrowhead
the flight formation of geese
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References

Unicode hex code 96C1
JIS X 0208 1-20-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 830
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6498
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3741
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2597
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2150
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2273
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41960
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2p10.3
Four corner code 7121.4