9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3
neck, counter for songs and poems
Kun'yomi
く び neck ②head ③dismissal (from a job)
On'yomi
シュ counter for songs and poems
Nanori
おびと Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families) こべ す
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 9996 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-28-83 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 5186 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6719 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2265 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2818 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1452 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1956 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 70 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 74 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 208 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 920 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 138 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 44489 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 139 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 148 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 148 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 239 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 281 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 155 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 177 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 393 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1910 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 70 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2o7.2 |
| Four corner code | 8060.1 |
| De Roo Code | 979 |