挫 — crush, break, sprain

ざ挫 crush

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes

U+632B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1869 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1101 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

crush
break
sprain
discourage

word

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

挫(ざ) 折(せつ) zasetsu setback 捻(ねん) 挫(ざ) nenza sprain

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Components

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扌 hand (left form)

坐 sit

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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.

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挫 — crush, break, sprain

Meanings

word

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

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

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.

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挫 — crush, break, sprain

Meanings

word

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

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

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.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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