27 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

make dirty, become dirty

Kun'yomi
  • けが
  • けがれる
On'yomi
  • トク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

make dirty, become dirty
トク けが.す (Kentei 1)
black, dark, evil
コク くろい くろ
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

References

Unicode hex code 9EF7
JIS X 0208 1-83-66
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7067
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48234
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b20.1
Four corner code 6438.6