Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
square jewel, corner, angle, edge
On:
ケイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 圭角 【ケイカク】 rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness, edges (of a gem)
  • 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
  • 刀圭 【トウケイ】 doctor
  • 尖形 【センケイ】 pointed, pointy, acuminate
  • 圭角 【ケイカク】 rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness, edges (of a gem)
  • 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 きよ、 たま、 よし、 かど、 きよし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gui1
Korean:
gyu

Spanish

  • joya cuadrada de la Antigua China

Portuguese

French

  • joyau carré
  • angle
  • coin
1052 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1928 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
267 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2042 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2688 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1854 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
157 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4887 Morohashi
2165 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
973 New Nelson (John Haig)
155 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
167 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3b3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
4010.4 Four corner code
1-23-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
572d Unicode hex code

18 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
Variants:

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 璧 【ヘキ】 bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
  • 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
  • 双璧 【ソウヘキ】 (two) matchless things, (two) matchless people, pair of bright jewels

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi4
Korean:
byeog

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2969 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2782 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1588 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3608 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2519 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
21269 Morohashi
3679 New Nelson (John Haig)
1617 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4f13.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-13-5 SKIP code
7010.3 Four corner code
1-64-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
74a7 Unicode hex code