舌 — tongue
した
舌
tongue
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
U+820C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1830
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #41
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #135
Meanings
- tongue
Readings
- On'yomi
- ぜつ zetsu
- Kun'yomi
- した shita
word
した shita Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (6)
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth) below an element suggesting something protruding. A tongue — the organ extending from the mouth.