18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs

Kun'yomi
  • たぐい
  • ならぶ
  • ふたつ
  • ふた-
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

pair, set, comparison
ソウ たぐい ならぶ (Kentei 1)
pair of birds
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)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 96D9
JIS X 0208 1-50-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 866
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6511
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2914
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3631
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2784
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42116
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2h2.1
Four corner code 2040.7