髻 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 髪の毛を頭上に集め束ねたところ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

samurai topknot

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ケイ
• キツ

Kun (native)

• たぶさ
• みずら
• もとどり

Other languages

• 拼音ji4
• 한글gye
• 한글gil
• Hán-ViệtKế
• Hán-ViệtKết

infoBasics

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

髟(かみがしら)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+9AFB

grid_viewComponents

• 口くち
• 士さむらい
• 彡さんづくり
• 長ながい
• 髟かみがしら

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱髟吉

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 髻もとどりplace where hair is gathered together atop the head, hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
• 髻華うずflower or branch fastened in the hair
• 髻鬟けいかんbun (hair), topknot

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-10-6

Four Corner

7260.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3d13.11

Nelson

5261