25 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

snapping turtle, fresh-water turtle

Kun'yomi
  • Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) ②trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theater ③bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
On'yomi
  • Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) ②trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theater ③bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
  • ヘツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ベツヘツ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

snapping turtle, fresh-water turtle
ベツ すっぽん (Kentei 1)
be worn-out, be dilapidated, be defeated
ヘイ やぶ.れる (Kentei 1)
ragged clothing, ragged, old and wear out
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
green frog, industry
ボウ ビン ベン (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 9F08
JIS X 0208 1-83-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5413
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7073
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 3000
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 3000
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48305
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i20.1
Four corner code 9871.7