霉 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. しめる。水気が増す。
2. かび。
3. かびる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「雨」+ 音符「毎」。しめるを意味する漢語、｛霉｝を表す。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

mildew, mold, moldy, mildewed

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• バイ
• メ

Kun (native)

• つゆ
• しめり
• しみ

Other languages

• 拼音mei2
• 한글mae
• Hán-ViệtMai
• Hán-ViệtMi
• Hán-ViệtMôi
• Hán-ViệtMỗi
• Hán-ViệtMy

infoBasics

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

雨(あめ)

Unicode

U+9709

grid_viewComponents

• ノ
• 一いち
• 二に
• 冖わかんむり
• 毋なかれ
• 母
• 雨あめ

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱雨每

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-8-7