手

4 strokes
Taught in grade 1
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 手 (KanXi: 64)
Parts: 手

Readings

Japanese kun: た-、て、て-、 -て
Japanese on: シュ、ズ

Chinese: shou3
Korean: su

English meanings

hand;

Spanish meanings

mano;

Portuguese meanings

mão;

French meanings

main;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

28	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
35	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
32	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
42	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1827	Classic Nelson
11768	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 5, page 78)
37	Essential Kanji
2.19	Japanese for Busy People
54	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
118	Japanese Names
57	Kanji and Kana
170	Kanji in Context
2155	Kanji Learners Dictionary
847	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644	Les Kanjis dans la tete
3456	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
2060	New Nelson
637	Remembering The Kanji
57	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
30	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

2247	2001 Kanji
2050.0	Four corner code
3c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3	SKIP code
2-1-3	SKIP code

Codepoints

28-74	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
624b	Unicode hex code

紙

10 strokes
Taught in grade 2
559 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 糸 (KanXi: 120)
Parts: 小幺氏糸
Variants: 帋

Readings

Japanese kun: かみ
Japanese on: シ

Chinese: zhi3
Korean: ji

English meanings

paper;

Spanish meanings

papel;
periódico;

Portuguese meanings

Papel;

French meanings

papier;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

85	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
148	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
132	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
501	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3510	Classic Nelson
27293	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 8, page 972)
362	Essential Kanji
2.2	Japanese for Busy People
236	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
1953	Japanese Names
180	Kanji and Kana
243	Kanji in Context
879	Kanji Learners Dictionary
1517	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1846	Les Kanjis dans la tete
1302	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
4455	New Nelson
1829	Remembering The Kanji
456	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
194	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

2756	2001 Kanji
2294.0	Four corner code
6a4.4	The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4	SKIP code

Codepoints

27-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d19	Unicode hex code

必

5 strokes
Taught in grade 4
265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 心 (KanXi: 61, Nelson: 3)
Parts: ノ心

Readings

Japanese kun: かなら.ず
Japanese on: ヒツ

Chinese: bi4
Korean: pil

English meanings

certain;
inevitable;
invariably;

Spanish meanings

ciertamente;
inevitable;
necesariamente;
sin falta;

Portuguese meanings

certo;
inevitável;
invariavelmente;

French meanings

certain;
inévitable;
invariablement;
nécessairement;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

497	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
597	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
568	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
292	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
129	Classic Nelson
10299	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 4, page 951)
281	Essential Kanji
3.16	Japanese for Busy People
526	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
120	Japanese Names
520	Kanji and Kana
423	Kanji in Context
6	Kanji Learners Dictionary
767	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
642	Les Kanjis dans la tete
15	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
1781	New Nelson
635	Remembering The Kanji
188	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
453	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

359	2001 Kanji
3300.0	Four corner code
0a5.16	The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-4	SKIP code
4-5-4	SKIP code

Codepoints

41-12	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fc5	Unicode hex code

投

7 strokes
Taught in grade 3
236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 手 (KanXi: 64)
Parts: 几又扎殳

Readings

Japanese kun: -な.げ、な.げる
Japanese on: トウ

Chinese: tou2
Korean: tu

English meanings

abandon;
discard;
give up;
hurl;
invest in;
join;
launch into;
sell at a loss;
throw;

Spanish meanings

arrojar;
lanzar;

Portuguese meanings

arremessar;
atirar;
descartar;
desembaraçar;
desistir;
investir;
lançar;
unir;
vender com perdas;

French meanings

abandonner;
investir;
jeter;
lancer;
mettre au rebut;
se lancer dans;
vendre à perte;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

291	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
378	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
357	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
273	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1856	Classic Nelson
11887	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 5, page 134)
653	Essential Kanji
559	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
1021	Kanji and Kana
282	Kanji in Context
192	Kanji Learners Dictionary
862	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
713	Les Kanjis dans la tete
256	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
2095	New Nelson
706	Remembering The Kanji
287	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

1368	2001 Kanji
5704.7	Four corner code
3c4.18	The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4	SKIP code

Codepoints

37-74	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6295	Unicode hex code

函

8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
1781 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 凵 (KanXi: 17, Nelson: 1)
Parts: 一凵水
Variants: 凾

Readings

Japanese kun: い.れる、はこ
Japanese on: カン

Chinese: han2
Korean: ham

English meanings

box (archaic);

Spanish meanings

caja;

Portuguese meanings

French meanings

coffre;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

1503	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
49	Classic Nelson
1826	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 2, page 185)
1232	Japanese Names
1921	Les Kanjis dans la tete
3001	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
446	New Nelson
1902	Remembering The Kanji

Classifications

1077.2	Four corner code
2b6.3	The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-6	SKIP code
3-2-7	SKIP code

Codepoints

40-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
51fd	Unicode hex code

下

3 strokes
Taught in grade 1
97 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 一 (KanXi: 1)
Parts: 一｜卜
Variants: 丅

Readings

Japanese kun: お.りる、お.ろす、くだ.さる、くだ.す、 -くだ.す、くだ.り、くだ.る、さ.がる、さ.げる、した、しも、もと
Japanese on: カ、ゲ
Japanese names: さか、しと

Chinese: xia4
Korean: ha

English meanings

below;
descend;
down;
give;
inferior;
low;

Spanish meanings

debajo;
debajo de;
inferior;
parte inferior;

Portuguese meanings

abaixo;
baixo;
descende;
inferior;
sob;
sub;

French meanings

au-dessous;
bas;
descendre;
donner (vous me donnez);
inférieur;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

21	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
24	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
7	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
72	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
9	Classic Nelson
14	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 1, page 220)
30	Essential Kanji
2.1	Japanese for Busy People
6	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
46	Japanese Names
31	Kanji and Kana
32	Kanji in Context
2115	Kanji Learners Dictionary
4	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50	Les Kanjis dans la tete
3378	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
9	New Nelson
50	Remembering The Kanji
75	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
13	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

3154	2001 Kanji
1023.0	Four corner code
2m1.2	The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1	SKIP code

Codepoints

18-28	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e0b	Unicode hex code

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Found information for these kanji: 手 紙 必 投 函 下

手

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紙

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必

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投

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函

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下

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Found information for these kanji: 手紙必投函下