21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

sardine

Kun'yomi
  • pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus)
On'yomi
  • オン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

sardine
オン いわし (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

References

Unicode hex code 9C2E
JIS X 0208 1-82-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5319
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6905
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46403
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a10.7
Four corner code 2631.7