茈 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. ムラサキソウ。紫の染料となる花。
2. 紫色。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

plant yielding a red dye

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• シ
• サイ
• ジュ

Kun (native)

• むらさき

Other languages

• 拼音zi3
• 한글ja
• Hán-ViệtSài
• Hán-ViệtTỉ
• Hán-ViệtTử
• Hán-ViệtTỷ

infoBasics

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

艸(くさ)

JIS level

Level 4

Unicode

U+8308

grid_viewComponents

• 匕ひ
• 艹くさかんむり
• 止とめる

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹此

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-5