13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

domesticate, raise, keep, feed

Kun'yomi
  • to keep (a pet or other animal)
On'yomi
Nanori
  • かい

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

88.7%
8.5%
かい 2.9%

Character Breakdown

domesticate, raise, keep
か.う シ かい (5th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
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
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to keep (a pet or other animal)
cormorant fishing ②cormorant fisherman
free-range rearing ②letting (a dog) run loose
rearing from infancy ②training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice)
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References

Unicode hex code 98FC
JIS X 0208 1-27-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5163
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6685
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1716
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2149
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1128
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1529
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1866
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2010
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1432
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1156
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44107P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1322
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1762
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1892
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1904
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 722
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 777
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1348
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1905
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1884
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b5.4
Four corner code 8772.0
De Roo Code 2849