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

run, gallop, advance

Kun'yomi
  • to run ②to gallop (on horseback) ③to advance (against one's enemy)
  • to spur on ②to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ける 96.0%
4.0%

Character Breakdown

run, gallop, advance
か.ける ク (Kentei Pre-1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
hill, knoll
おか キュウ たかし (7th, N1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)

Common Words

canter (horse gait)
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References

Unicode hex code 99C8
JIS X 0208 1-22-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5208
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6744
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1829
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2300
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1624
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2809
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2824
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44636
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 10a4.5
Four corner code 7231.1