24 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

scowl, raise eyebrows

Kun'yomi
  • to knit (one's eyebrows)
  • to screw up (one's face)
On'yomi
  • ヒン
    knitted brows

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

しかめる 92.3%
ヒン 7.7%

Character Breakdown

scowl, raise eyebrows
しか.める ヒン ひそ.める (Kentei 1)
repeatedly, recur
ヒン しき.りに (9th, N1)
walk, counter for steps
ある.く ブ ホ (2nd, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
lowly, base, vile
ヒ いや.しい (8th, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

knitted brows
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 9870
JIS X 0208 1-80-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2437
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6659
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43737
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a15.1
Four corner code 2140.6