Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1468 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: set, lay a foundation, install, equip, squat down, sit down

Kunyomi: す.える す.わる

Onyomi: キョ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キョジュウ mounting a gun (i.e. holding the stock against one's shoulder), gun mount

キッキョ diligence, assiduity, pinching, hard toil

Kunyomi Examples

える すえる to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation), to install, to seat (someone), to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze), to apply (moxa)

座る すわる to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still