2411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: shave
Kunyomi: まい そ.る す.る
Onyomi: テイ
Composition: 弟 刂
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
剃髪 (テイハツ) tonsure, shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
剃毛 (テイモウ) shaving
剃る (そる) to shave