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

echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate

Kun'yomi
  • to resound ②to reverberate ③to come (home) ④to have an effect
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひび 54.0%
キョウ 46.0%

Character Breakdown

echo, sound, resound
ひび.く キョウ (7th, N1)
home town, village, native place
キョウ さと ゴウ (6th, N1)
country, rural, village
son, counter for sons
ロウ ろ リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

echo ②sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum) ③quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell)
to resound ②to reverberate ③to come (home) ④to have an effect
subterranean rumbling
to reverberate ②to have one's fame spread
to make something resound
echo ②response
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References

Unicode hex code 97FF
JIS X 0208 1-22-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5114
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 875
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1896
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1936
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1023
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1881
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1867
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c15.3
Four corner code 2760.1
De Roo Code 2778