Jisho

×

窮

15 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
儿 宀 弓 穴 身
Variants:
竆
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Kun:
きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み
On:
キュウ、 キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 窮屈 【キュウクツ】 narrow, tight, cramped, formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid, constrained, uncomfortable, tight (e.g. finances)
  • 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
  • 無窮 【ムキュウ】 eternity, infinitude, immortality
  • 天壌無窮 【テンジョウムキュウ】 as eternal as heaven and earth

Kun reading compounds

  • 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
  • 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
  • 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
  • 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
  • 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
  • 窮みなき 【きわみなき】 without limit, endless

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiong2
Korean:
gung

Spanish

  • final
  • extremo
  • finalizar
  • acabar
  • llevar al extremo
  • llevar a cabo

Portuguese

  • endurecer
  • destituído
  • sofrer
  • criar obstáculos
  • encurralar

French

  • extrêmement
  • indigent
  • fauché
  • souffrir
  • perplexe
  • acculé
1152 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1821 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3337 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1259 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1598 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2573 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
897 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
919 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1675 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1457 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2983 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1525 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2078 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1338 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25593 Morohashi
2358 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4212 New Nelson (John Haig)
1326 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1424 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1787 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
752 2001 Kanji
3m12.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-12 SKIP code
2-5-10 SKIP code
3022.7 Four corner code
1-21-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7aae Unicode hex code

鳥

11 strokes
Radical:
bird 鳥
Parts:
杰 鳥
bird, chicken
Kun:
とり
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
  • 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
  • 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
  • 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird

Kun reading compounds

  • 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
  • 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
  • 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
  • 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 と、 とっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
niao3
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • pájaro
  • ave

Portuguese

  • Pássaro
  • sufixo para nomes de pássaros.

French

  • oiseau
  • poulet
117 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
190 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
174 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
932 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5340 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
182 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
283 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1521 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
285 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
285 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1934 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4105 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2083 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2822 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
46634 Morohashi
3312 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6931 New Nelson (John Haig)
1941 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2091 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
210 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
850 2001 Kanji
11b0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-4 SKIP code
4-11-4 SKIP code
2732.7 Four corner code
1-36-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ce5 Unicode hex code

懐

16 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
亠 十 忙 買 衣
Variants:
懷 褱
feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
Kun:
ふところ、 なつ.かしい、 なつ.かしむ、 なつ.く、 なつ.ける、 なず.ける、 いだ.く、 おも.う
On:
カイ、 エ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1493 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 懐疑 【カイギ】 doubt, skepticism, scepticism, disbelief
  • 懐古 【カイコ】 reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
  • 述懐 【ジュッカイ】 speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.), relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.), recollection, reminiscence
  • 追懐 【ツイカイ】 recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

Kun reading compounds

  • 懐 【ふところ】 inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono), bosom, (breast) pocket, space between one's chest and outstretched arms, (one's) reach, heart (e.g. of a mountain), bosom (e.g. of nature), depths, inner part, mind, heart, inner thoughts, money (one is carrying), purse, pocketbook
  • 懐刀 【ふところがたな】 dagger, stiletto, confidant, right-hand man
  • 苦しい懐 【くるしいふところ】 tight budget
  • 谷懐 【たにぶところ】 valley in a deep mountain
  • 懐かしい 【なつかしい】 dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic
  • 懐かしむ 【なつかしむ】 to yearn for (someone, something), to miss
  • 懐く 【なつく】 to become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed, to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally), to become intimate (with)
  • 懐ける 【なつける】 to win over, to win another's heart
  • 抱く 【いだく】 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
  • 思う 【おもう】 to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want, to recall, to remember

Readings

Japanese names:
かね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huai2
Korean:
hoe

Spanish

  • añoranza
  • nostalgia
  • bolsillo propio
  • añorar
  • echar de menos
  • pensar

Portuguese

  • bolso
  • sentimentos
  • coração
  • saudades
  • sentir saudades
  • torna-se ligado a
  • seio
  • peitos

French

  • poche
  • bourse
  • sentiments
  • coeur
  • apprivoiser
  • nostalgie
  • aspirer à
  • s'attacher à
  • manquer (personne)
  • seins
1067 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1736 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1782 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1188 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1326 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2605 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1408 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1497 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1463 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
832 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
942 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
528 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
836 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11351 Morohashi
763 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2003 New Nelson (John Haig)
828 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
891 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1831 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1165 2001 Kanji
4k13.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
9403.2 Four corner code
1-18-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
61d0 Unicode hex code

入

2 strokes
Radical:
enter 入
Parts:
入
enter, insert
Kun:
い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
On:
ニュウ、 ジュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
  • 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
  • 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
  • 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
  • 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
  • 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace

Kun reading compounds

  • 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
  • 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
  • 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
  • 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
  • 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
  • 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk

Readings

Japanese names:
いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ru4
Korean:
ib

Spanish

  • entrar
  • insertar
  • admitir
  • introducir
  • meter

Portuguese

  • entrar
  • inserir

French

  • entrer
  • insérer
125 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
28 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
63 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
74 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
574 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
39 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
15 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
52 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2113 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
786 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1415 Morohashi
3370 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
366 New Nelson (John Haig)
779 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
842 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
8 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
0a2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
3-1-1 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-38-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5165 Unicode hex code

猟

11 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
几 尚 犯 用
Variants:
獵
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
Kun:
かり、 か.る
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1851 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 猟 【リョウ】 hunting, shooting, game, quarry
  • 猟犬 【リョウケン】 hound, hunting dog, gun dog
  • 密猟 【ミツリョウ】 poaching
  • 大猟 【タイリョウ】 good bag (hunting)

Kun reading compounds

  • 猟犬 【りょうけん】 hound, hunting dog, gun dog
  • 狩人 【かりゅうど】 hunter
  • 狩る 【かる】 to hunt (animals), to search (for a criminal), to go looking for (flowers, etc.), to gather (mushrooms), to pick (berries)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lie4
Korean:
ryeob

Spanish

  • cazar
  • cacería

Portuguese

  • caçada
  • disparar
  • caçar

French

  • chasse sportive
  • tir
  • jeu
  • sac
1907 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1745 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2894 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1655 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1526 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1580 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1686 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1515 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1306 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
654 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
394 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
491 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1959 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20512P Morohashi
538 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3587 New Nelson (John Haig)
1940 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2090 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1463 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2956 2001 Kanji
3g8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
4921.0 Four corner code
4221.7 Four corner code
1-46-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
731f Unicode hex code

師

10 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
一 ｜ 口 巾
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Kun:
いくさ
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
  • 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
  • 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
  • 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist

Readings

Japanese names:
のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • maestro
  • profesor
  • experto
  • técnico

Portuguese

  • perito
  • professor
  • mestre
  • exército
  • guerra

French

  • maître
  • expert
  • professeur
  • exemplaire
  • modèle
  • armée
  • guerre
624 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
720 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
693 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
490 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
113 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
547 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
496 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1130 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
409 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
415 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
967 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
563 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1680 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
892 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1277 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8916 Morohashi
1326 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1562 New Nelson (John Haig)
1269 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1361 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
438 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
714 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
844 2001 Kanji
3f7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2172.7 Four corner code
1-27-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e2b Unicode hex code

殺

10 strokes
Radical:
weapon, lance 殳
Parts:
丶 ノ 几 又 木 殳
Variants:
煞
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Kun:
ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ、 あや.める
On:
サツ、 サイ、 セツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
  • 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
  • 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
  • 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
  • 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
  • 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
  • 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
  • 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
  • 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar

Kun reading compounds

  • 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
  • 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
  • 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sha1, shai4
Korean:
sal, soe

Spanish

  • matar
  • quitar la vida

Portuguese

  • matar
  • assassinato
  • açougueiro
  • fatiar
  • partir
  • diminuir
  • reduzir
  • corromper

French

  • tuer
  • meurtre
  • massacrer
  • abattre
  • trancher
  • fendre
  • diminuer
  • réduire
  • gâcher
614 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
515 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
488 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
546 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2454 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
419 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
657 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1138 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
576 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
610 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1140 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1677 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1208 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1507 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16629 Morohashi
1324 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2994 New Nelson (John Haig)
1493 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1607 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
470 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
545 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2968 2001 Kanji
4a6.35 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
4794.7 Four corner code
1-27-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bba Unicode hex code