髻

16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

samurai topknot

Kun'yomi
  • たぶさ
    		place where hair is gathered together atop the head
  • みずら
  • もとどり
    		place where hair is gathered together atop the head
On'yomi
  • ケイ
  • キツ

Main Radical

髟(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たぶさ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

samurai topknot
たぶさ　ケイ　キツ (Kentei 1)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ　ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
good luck, joy, congratulations
よし　キチ　キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 9AFB
JIS X 0208 1-82-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5261
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6811
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45442
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d13.11
Four corner code 7260.1