宰 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

superintend, manager, rule

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サイJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • ただ
Other languages
  • 拼音zai3
  • 한글jae
  • Hán-ViệtTể

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
寸(すん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5BB0

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀辛

Words using this kanji

  • 宰相さいしょう古代中国における天子を補佐する官職。:宰司、丞相。 (歴史)日本の太政官制における参議の唐名。 首相の別名。prime minister, premier, chancellor
  • 宰領さいりょう監督すること。取り締まること。 荷物を運ぶ人夫や馬に付き添い、それを指揮、監督すること。また、その役。 団体旅行などの世話や取締まりをすること。また、その人。supervision, superintendence, management, supervisor

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-7
Four Corner
3040.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m7.2
Heisig
1615
Nelson
1303