鞘

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

sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans)

Kun'yomi
  • さや
    		scabbard ②cap (on pen, brush, etc.) ③margin (between two prices) ④enclosure
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • ソウ

Main Radical

革(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さや 97.2%
ショウ 2.8%

Character Breakdown

sheath, case, margin
さや　ショウ　ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
leather, skin, reform
カク　かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

さや
鞘
ばし
走
　
る
to slip out of one's scabbard (of swords)
さや
鞘
あ
当
　
て
rivalry in love ②quarrel over something trivial ③quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
さや
鞘
じり
尻
tip of a scabbard
しゅ
朱
ざや
鞘
red-lacquered sword sheath
ね
値
ざや
鞘
margin
さや
鞘
と
取
　
り
arbitrage ②brokerage
さや
鞘
　
を
はら
払
　
う
to draw a sword
さめ
鮫
ざや
鞘
sharkskin scabbard
こい
恋
　
の
さや
鞘
あ
当
　
て
rivalry in love
もと
元
　
の
さや
鞘
　
に
おさ
収
　
ま
　
る
to bury the hatchet
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References

Unicode hex code 9798
JIS X 0208 1-30-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5099
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6587
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2259
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1598
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2784
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2805
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2542
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42850X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b12.8
Four corner code 4952.7