Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
稽

稽 – think, consider

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2372 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 稽 means think, consider. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かんが.える、とど.める (kangaeru, todomeru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiケイkei
Kun’yomiかんが.えるkangaeru
Kun’yomiとど.めるtodomeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 115). Components: 禾・日・匕・尤.

Words using 稽

Kanji with the same radical

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