Reading:
  • On'yomi: ケイ
  • Kun'yomi: かんがえる, とどめる
Meaning:
  • think, consider, quarrel
Components:
  • Radicals:
    • : (115) grain ear
    • : (72) sun, clear
    • : (21) spoon, ladle
  • Components:
    • : reasonable, just, natural, superb, outstanding, plausible
Miscellaneous information:
  • Strokes: 16
  • Taught in grade 9
  • Frequency: 2372
Popular compounds containing this kanji:
  • 稽古 けいこ
    practice, practise, training, study
  • 滑稽 こっけい
    funny, humorous, humourous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking
  • 荒唐無稽 こうとうむけい
    absurdity, nonsense, preposterous
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