16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

flounder, flatfish

Kun'yomi
  • flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae) ②bastard halibut ③person who sucks up to superiors
On'yomi
  • ヒョウ
  • ヘイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

flounder, flatfish
ヒョウ ヘイ ひらめ (Kentei 1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
even, flat, peace
ヘイ たいら ひら (3rd, N3)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
to divide

References

Unicode hex code 9B83
JIS X 0208 1-82-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5285
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6852
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46044
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a5.2
Four corner code 2734.9