塞 — close, shut, cover

そく塞 close

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 13 strokes

U+585E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Heisig #1646 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

close
shut
cover
block
obstruct

word

そく soku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

閉(へい) 塞(そく) heisoku blockage 脳(のう) 梗(こう) 塞(そく) noukousoku cerebral infarction

さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

要(よう) 塞(さい) yousai fortress

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

宀 roof

さん三 three

はち八 eight #12

つち土 earth #32

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#32 土 earth