12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

Kun'yomi
  • お-
  • male (animal, plant)
  • male (animal, plant)
On'yomi
  • male ②excellence
Nanori
  • かつ
  • たけ
  • つよし
  • よう

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ユウ 89.6%
お- 10.3%
おん 0.1%

Character Breakdown

masculine, male, hero
ユウ お- おん (7th, N1)
the fore-arm, the upper-arm, round
コウ かいな ひじ
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

Omachi rice
hero ②Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804) ③Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
male and female (animals) ②victory and defeat
majestic figure
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References

Unicode hex code 96C4
JIS X 0208 1-45-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5030
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6499
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1008
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1387
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41972
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1869
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1387
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1476
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1884
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1602
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1637
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1852
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 751
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8c4.1
Four corner code 4001.4
De Roo Code 1475