13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

drum, beat, rouse, muster

Kun'yomi
  • hand drum
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

85.9%
つづみ 14.1%

Character Breakdown

drum, beat, rouse
コ つづみ (7th, N1)
drum, surname
シュ チュ たてる
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

hand drum
encouragement
large seal ②seal of approval
the first beat of the war drum
banner and drums
professional jester ②flatterer
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References

Unicode hex code 9F13
JIS X 0208 1-24-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5415
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7076
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1786
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48330
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1147
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1200
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1926
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1692
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1827
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1944
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1456
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p10.2
Four corner code 4414.7
De Roo Code 1467