犀 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

rhinoceros

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サイ
  • セイ
Other languages
  • 拼音xi1
  • 한글seo
  • Hán-Việt

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
牛(うし)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+7280

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸尸⿱氺牛

Words using this kanji

  • さい奇蹄目サイ科の動物。rhinoceros
  • 犀利さいり刃物、武器などが固く鋭いこと。また、そのようなさま。 才知などが鋭いこと。また、そのようなさま。sharp, keen
  • 犀角さいかく犀の角。また、それを薄片・粉末にした漢方薬の一種。rhinoceros horn
  • 犀鳥さいちょうhornbill (any bird of family Bucerotidae)
  • 犀皮さいひrhinoceros hide, Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish
  • 犀皮塗りさいひぬりChinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(18 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-9
Four Corner
7725.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3r9.3
Heisig
2219
Nelson
1397