Is this a joyo kanji? What does it mean?


I'm taking a look by recommendation to the "remembering the kanji" book. In it
appears the kanji below. I look for it in a list of joyo kanji and it doesnt
appear, at least not when I look for it by its meaning. The meaning the book
says it has is "siesta". Siesta is a spanish word, and I dont even understand
what it is doing in an english book unless it means something different in
another language or japanese? Anyway, I'd like to know if this is a joyo
kanji, and if this is the meaning it has "siesta" and if that meaning it's the
same meaning than the word "siesta" in spanish . I just wrote a very similar
question recently, of another kanji which looks different, which was also
referenced as meaning another spanish word "fiesta". This is a different
question even if the word almost looks the same with the difference of only
one letter! (siesta in spanish means nap and fiesta in spanish means party)

By the way, I can't type the kanji in my computer, so if anyone can add it to
the title it's appreciated. Same thing happened with other couple of topics
I've opened, and I realize since the topic title isnt descriptive, the topic
isnt helpful for others

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(1) While siesta is Spanish word, it is also an English word. The English word
means "afternoon nap". I don't know if that's the meaning of the Spanish word
from which the English word comes.

(2) This character does not mean siesta.

The definitions at [jisho.org
(JDICT)](http://jisho.org/search/%E6%9B%B7%20%23kanji) are: "why, how, when"
depending on the reading.

The definitions given at [漢字辞典](http://kanji.jitenon.jp/kanjii/4250.html) are
similarly question words depending on the readings.

(3) The character is not in the 常用漢字 nor in the name list (per
[here](https://joyokanji.info/)).

(4) Moreover, the version you are searching for is considered an 異体字
(<http://glyphwiki.org/wiki/u66f7-ue0101>) -- meaning an alternative way to
write the same character.

* * *

I don't have any experience with Heisig, but I will note here that the [the
story Heisig uses that I'm finding
online](http://rtkelements.blogspot.com/2014/11/46-siesta.html) differs from
from the components of the character. Specifically, the top part here is not
the sun (日), it's 曰く (which means to speak). The bottom part is a bound
person, so it's a bound person answering questions if you want a correct
image.

@snailplane gave me a helpful explanation that he's put this in because it is
a building block in several characters that _are_ used in Japanese even if it
itself is not.




(1) While siesta is Spanish word, it is also an English word. The English word
means "afternoon nap". I don't know if that's the meaning of the Spanish word
from which the English word comes.

(2) This character does not mean siesta.

The definitions at [jisho.org
(JDICT)](http://jisho.org/search/%E6%9B%B7%20%23kanji) are: "why, how, when"
depending on the reading.

The definitions given at [漢字辞典](http://kanji.jitenon.jp/kanjii/4250.html) are
similarly question words depending on the readings.

(3) The character is not in the 常用漢字 nor in the name list (per
[here](https://joyokanji.info/)).

(4) Moreover, the version you are searching for is considered an 異体字
(<http://glyphwiki.org/wiki/u66f7-ue0101>) -- meaning an alternative way to
write the same character.

* * *

I don't have any experience with Heisig, but I will note here that the [the
story Heisig uses that I'm finding
online](http://rtkelements.blogspot.com/2014/11/46-siesta.html) differs from
from the components of the character. Specifically, the top part here is not
the sun (日), it's 曰く (which means to speak). The bottom part is a bound
person, so it's a bound person answering questions if you want a correct
image.

@snailplane gave me a helpful explanation that he's put this in because it is
a building block in several characters that _are_ used in Japanese even if it
itself is not.

