Jisho

×

也

3 strokes
Radical:
second 乛 (乙, ⺄, 乚)
Parts:
乙 ｜ 匕 也
to be (classical)
Kun:
なり、 か、 また
On:
ヤ、 エ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)

Kun reading compounds

  • 也 【なり】 to be, to be (at a location), sum of money
  • 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
  • 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband

Readings

Japanese names:
し
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ye3
Korean:
ya

Spanish

  • ser

Portuguese

French

1553 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
75 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1986 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2005 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4214 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2130 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2878 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
171 Morohashi
3406 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
58 New Nelson (John Haig)
2094 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2236 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a3.29 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-2 SKIP code
4-3-4 SKIP code
4471.2 Four corner code
1-44-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e5f Unicode hex code

云

4 strokes
Radical:
two 二
Parts:
一 二 厶
Variants:
say
Kun:
い.う、 ここに
On:
ウン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 云々 【ウンヌン】 and so on, and so forth, et cetera, and such, and the like, comment, criticism
  • 云為 【ウンイ】 sayings and doings, words and deeds

Kun reading compounds

  • 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yun2
Korean:
un

Spanish

  • decir

Portuguese

French

1813 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
274 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
147 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2430 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1692 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
254 Morohashi
1931 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
74 New Nelson (John Haig)
2102 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2241 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
143 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
3071 2001 Kanji
0a4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-3 SKIP code
1073.1 Four corner code
1-17-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e91 Unicode hex code

伽

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 力 口
nursing, attending, entertainer
Kun:
とぎ
On:
カ、 ガ、 キャ、 ギャ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 伽耶 【カヤ】 Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy), Karak
  • 伽耶琴 【カヤグム】 gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)
  • 閼伽 【アカ】 water offering to Buddha, holy water
  • 真那伽 【マナカ】 incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Malacca)
  • 伽藍 【ガラン】 temple (esp. large one), monastery, temple building
  • 伽藍鳥 【ガランチョウ】 pelican
  • 瑜伽 【ユガ】 yoga
  • 迦陵頻伽 【カリョウビンガ】 kalavinka, imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes, person or creature with a beautiful voice
  • 伽羅 【キャラ】 aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana), aloes-wood perfume, aloes-wood incense
  • 伽羅蕗 【キャラブキ】 stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
  • 僧伽 【ソウギャ】 sangha (the Buddhist community)

Kun reading compounds

  • 伽 【とぎ】 nursing, nurse, attending, attendant, entertainer
  • 伽芝居 【とぎしばい】 fairy play, pantomime
  • 御伽 【おとぎ】 attending (upon), keeping another company, being a confidant, serving (a nobleman), fairy tale
  • 夜伽 【よとぎ】 attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse), sleeping with a man (at his bidding), overnight vigil before burial

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia1, qie2
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • asistencia
  • cuidado
  • atención

Portuguese

French

398 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
357 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2014 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
74 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
46 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
49 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
486 Morohashi
159 New Nelson (John Haig)
2115 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2251 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2a5.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2620.0 Four corner code
1-18-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f3d Unicode hex code

侘

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
乙 ノ 化 宀
proud, lonely
Kun:
わび.しい、 ほこ.る、 わ.びる
On:
タ

Speed

Stroke order

Kun reading compounds

  • 侘しい 【わびしい】 miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless
  • 侘びる 【わびる】 to be worried, to be grieved, to pine for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cha4
Korean:
cha

Spanish

Portuguese

French

415 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
602 Morohashi
181 New Nelson (John Haig)
2a6.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-6 SKIP code
2321.4 Four corner code
1-48-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f98 Unicode hex code

俤

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
｜ ノ 化 并 弓
Variants:
visage, face, trace, shadow, memory, (kokuji)
Kun:
おもかげ

Speed

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Kun reading compounds

  • 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder

Readings

Japanese names:
てい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ti4
Korean:
je

Spanish

Portuguese

French

435 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
719 Morohashi
200 New Nelson (John Haig)
2a7.18 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2822.7 Four corner code
1-48-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fe4 Unicode hex code

兎

8 strokes (also 7)
Radical:
legs 儿
Parts:
｜ 丶 ノ 儿 口
Variants:
菟 兔 莵
rabbit, hare
Kun:
うさぎ
On:
ト、 ツ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 兎に角 【トニカク】 anyway, anyhow, at any rate, in any case, at least, just, setting aside ..., regardless of ..., really, truly, certainly, definitely, undeniably
  • 兎角 【トカク】 (doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, all sorts of (negative things), various, things that do not exist, rabbit horns
  • 烏兎 【ウト】 sun and moon, time, the years, the months
  • 狡兎 【コウト】 smart rabbit, cunning rabbit, nimble rabbit

Kun reading compounds

  • 兎 【うさぎ】 rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)
  • 兎網 【うさぎあみ】 rabbit-catching net
  • 月の兎 【つきのうさぎ】 moon rabbit, moon hare, mythical figure who lives on the moon
  • 飼兎 【かいうさぎ】 domestic rabbit (variety of European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tu4
Korean:
to

Spanish

  • conejo
  • liebre

Portuguese

French

198 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
763 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4374 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2981 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1359X Morohashi
358 New Nelson (John Haig)
2093 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2235 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
4-8-4 SKIP code
4-7-4 SKIP code
2051.3 Four corner code
1-37-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
514e Unicode hex code

叡

16 strokes
Radical:
right hand 又
Parts:
ハ 冖 卜 又 目
Variants:
睿 壡
intelligence, imperial
Kun:
あき.らか
On:
エイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 英知 【エイチ】 wisdom, intelligence, sagacity
  • 叡王 【エイオウ】 Eiō (one of the eight major professional titles of shogi)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
rui4
Korean:
ye

Spanish

  • inteligente
  • angelical
  • imperial

Portuguese

French

865 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2555 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2032 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2405 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1223 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1684 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3214 Morohashi
1910 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
683 New Nelson (John Haig)
2905 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2914 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2h14.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-14-2 SKIP code
2764.0 Four corner code
1-17-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53e1 Unicode hex code

哉

9 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 土 戈
how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark
Kun:
かな、 や
On:
サイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 快哉 【カイサイ】 joy, exultation
  • 悦哉 【エッサイ】 musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)

Kun reading compounds

  • 哉 【かな】 how!, what!, alas!
  • 悲しいかな 【かなしいかな】 sad to say, how sad, alas
  • 善い哉 【よいかな】 well done!, bravo!
  • 候哉 【そうろうや】 I wonder if ...

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 すけ、 とし、 ちか、 はじめ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zai1
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • ¿cómo?
  • ¿qué?
  • exclamación

Portuguese

French

777 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1940 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1006 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2037 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4084 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2071 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2807 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3596 Morohashi
3294 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
779 New Nelson (John Haig)
2704 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2741 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4n5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-3 SKIP code
4-9-4 SKIP code
4365.0 Four corner code
1-26-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
54c9 Unicode hex code

啄

10 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 豕
peck, pick up
Kun:
ついば.む、 つつ.く
On:
タク、 ツク、 トク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 啄 【タク】 seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
  • 啄木 【タクボク】 woodpecker
  • 啐啄 【ソッタク】 once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, golden opportunity, being completely in sync (of a Zen master and apprentice)

Kun reading compounds

  • 啄ばむ 【ついばむ】 to pick at, to peck at

Readings

Japanese names:
くち、 はし、 ばし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuo2
Korean:
tag

Spanish

  • picar
  • picotear

Portuguese

French

935 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2038 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
482 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
299 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
363 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3801X Morohashi
793 New Nelson (John Haig)
2168 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2287 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
6103.2 Four corner code
1-34-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5544 Unicode hex code

啼

12 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
亠 并 冖 口 巾 立
bark, chirp, cry
Kun:
な.く
On:
テイ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 啼泣 【テイキュウ】 crying aloud, wailing, bawling
  • 啼声 【テイセイ】 cry (of an animal), call, chirp

Kun reading compounds

  • 鳴く 【なく】 to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry, to whine, to sing, to chirp, to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ti2
Korean:
je

Spanish

Portuguese

French

945 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3887 Morohashi
837 New Nelson (John Haig)
3d9.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
6002.7 Four corner code
1-51-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
557c Unicode hex code

壺

12 strokes
Radical:
scholar, bachelor 士
Parts:
一 冖 士
Variants:
壷
jar, pot
Kun:
つぼ
On:
コ

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 壺 【コ】 hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
  • 壺中 【コチュウ】 inside a jar, coward, timid person
  • 投壺 【トウコ】 pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
  • 唾壺 【ダコ】 spittoon

Kun reading compounds

  • 壺 【つぼ】 pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)
  • 壷洗い 【つぼあらい】 individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
  • 肥壺 【こえつぼ】 chamber pot, jerry
  • 前つぼ 【まえつぼ】 frontal sandal strap (between the toes)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1099 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2183 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2890 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5662 Morohashi
1043 New Nelson (John Haig)
3p9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
4010.6 Four corner code
1-52-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58fa Unicode hex code

夷

6 strokes
Radical:
big, very 大
Parts:
一 ノ 大 弓
barbarian, savage, Ainu
Kun:
えびす、 えみし、 ころ.す、 たい.らげる
On:
イ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 夷 【イ】 barbarian
  • 夷国 【イコク】 land of the barbarians
  • 攘夷 【ジョウイ】 expulsion of foreigners
  • 征夷 【セイイ】 defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi), conquering barbarians

Kun reading compounds

  • 夷 【えびす】 peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu), provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city), brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan), foreigner, barbarian
  • 恵比寿 【えびす】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 東夷 【あずまえびす】 warrior from the eastern parts of Japan, eastern barbarians, people east of China (from the perspective of China)
  • 荒夷 【あらえびす】 crude warrior from the eastern parts of Japan, wild man

Readings

Japanese names:
し
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi2
Korean:
i

Spanish

  • bárbaro
  • salvaje

Portuguese

French

182 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
535 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4349 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2962 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
5852 Morohashi
1143 New Nelson (John Haig)
2881 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2893 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a6.24 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-4 SKIP code
5003.2 Four corner code
1-16-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5937 Unicode hex code

嶽

17 strokes
Radical:
mountain 山
Parts:
山 犬 言
Variants:
岳
peak
Kun:
たけ
On:
ガク
2135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 富嶽 【フガク】 Mount Fuji

Kun reading compounds

  • 岳 【たけ】 (high) mountain, Mount, Mt., mountain peak
  • 御嶽 【みたけ】 large, high mountain

Readings

Japanese names:
たき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yue4
Korean:
ag

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1439 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2775 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3014 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
8566 Morohashi
2377 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1516 New Nelson (John Haig)
2987 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2989 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3o5.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-14 SKIP code
2223.4 Four corner code
1-54-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5dbd Unicode hex code

幟

15 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
巾 戈 日 立 音
Variants:
旘
flag, banner, streamer
Kun:
のぼり
On:
シ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 旗幟 【キシ】 flag, banner, ensign, emblem, (one's) stance, position, opinion

Kun reading compounds

  • 幟 【のぼり】 nobori, long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top, Boys' Day nobori, carp streamer
  • 幟邑 【のぼりざと】 kanji "large village" radical
  • 鯉のぼり 【こいのぼり】 koinobori, carp streamer, carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May
  • 五月幟 【ごがつのぼり】 Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
chi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1488 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2260 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
9080 Morohashi
1583 New Nelson (John Haig)
2233 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2340 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3f12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
4325.0 Four corner code
1-54-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e5f Unicode hex code

廟

15 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
十 广 日 月
Variants:
庿
mausoleum, shrine, palace
Kun:
たまや、 みたまや、 やしろ
On:
ビョウ、 ミョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 廟 【ビョウ】 mausoleum, shrine, the (imperial) court
  • 廟宇 【ビョウウ】 mausoleum, (Shinto) shrine
  • 聖廟 【セイビョウ】 Confucian temple
  • 伊勢大廟 【イセタイビョウ】 the Grand Shrines of Ise

Kun reading compounds

  • 霊屋 【たまや】 mausoleum, (temporary) resting place of a corpse

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
miao4
Korean:
myo

Spanish

  • mausoleo
  • santuario
  • palacio

Portuguese

French

1538 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3935 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2738 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
9489X Morohashi
1645 New Nelson (John Haig)
2239 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2346 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
546 2001 Kanji
3q12.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-41-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5edf Unicode hex code

廻

9 strokes
Radical:
long stride 廴
Parts:
口 囗 廴
Variants:
round, game, revolve, go around, circumference
Kun:
まわ.る、 まわ.す、 もとお.る、 めぐ.る、 めぐ.らす
On:
カイ、 エ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 回廊 【カイロウ】 corridor, gallery, hallway, cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
  • 回転 【カイテン】 rotation, revolution, turn, spin, working (e.g. of one's mind), function, turnover (of goods, funds, etc.), circulation, flow (of customers), rotation, curl, slalom
  • 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
  • 回心 【エシン】 conversion

Kun reading compounds

  • 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
  • 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
  • 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
  • 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
  • 巡らす 【めぐらす】 to enclose (with), to surround (with), to encircle, to turn (one's head, heel, etc.), to think over, to work out, to consider, to ponder, to devise, to plan, to notify (orally or in writing)

Readings

Japanese names:
ざこ、 じゃく
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui2
Korean:
hoe

Spanish

  • giro
  • rotación
  • vuelta
  • girar
  • voltear
  • dar vueltas

Portuguese

French

1548 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
994 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3833 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2660 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
9575 Morohashi
3089 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1659 New Nelson (John Haig)
2886 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2896 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2q6.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-6 SKIP code
1640.0 Four corner code
1-18-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5efb Unicode hex code

摺

14 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
冫 扎 白 羽
rub, fold, print (on cloth)
Kun:
す.る、 ひだ
On:
ショウ、 シュウ、 ロウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

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On reading compounds

  • 摺本 【ショウホン】 folded book
  • 摺動 【シュウドウ】 sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

Kun reading compounds

  • 刷る 【する】 to print, to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

Readings

Japanese names:
する、 ずり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe2
Korean:
jeob, rab

Spanish

  • frotar
  • rascar
  • sellar
  • pliegue
  • arruga
  • plegar

Portuguese

French

1984 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2067 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
850 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
628 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12647X Morohashi
693 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2262 New Nelson (John Haig)
2258 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2371 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
5706.2 Four corner code
1-32-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
647a Unicode hex code

曾

12 strokes
Radical:
say 曰
Parts:
ハ 日
Variants:
曽
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-
Kun:
かつ.て、 か.って、 すなわち
On:
ソウ、 ソ、 ゾウ
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names

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  • 曾 【ヒイ】 great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
  • ひ孫 【ヒマゴ】 great-grandchild
  • 曾 【ヒイ】 great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
  • ひ孫 【ヒマゴ】 great-grandchild
  • 白檜曽 【シラビソ】 Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
  • 大白檜曽 【オオシラビソ】 Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
  • 曾遊 【ソウユウ】 former visit

Kun reading compounds

  • 嘗て 【かつて】 once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
  • 嘗て 【かつて】 once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ceng2, zeng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

Portuguese

French

604 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1794 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1450 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2642 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1830 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14299 Morohashi
2483 New Nelson (John Haig)
2o9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-10 SKIP code
8060.6 Four corner code
1-33-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66fe Unicode hex code

朧

20 strokes
Radical:
moon, month 月
Parts:
月 立
haziness, dreaminess, gloom
Kun:
おぼろ
On:
ロウ

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On reading compounds

  • 意識朦朧 【イシキモウロウ】 being in a hazy state, being only half conscious, feeling dopey
  • 酔眼朦朧 【スイガンモウロウ】 (with) one's eyes blurred from drinking, with drunken eyes, dazed by wine

Kun reading compounds

  • 朧 【おぼろ】 hazy, dim, faint, vague, minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
  • おぼろ雲 【おぼろぐも】 altostratus cloud

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2
Korean:
rong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3833 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
14411 Morohashi
4891 New Nelson (John Haig)
4b16.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-16 SKIP code
7121.1 Four corner code
1-59-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6727 Unicode hex code

柏

9 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木 白
oak, cypress
Kun:
かしわ
On:
ハク、 ヒャク、 ビャク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1606 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 柏鵬 【ハクホウ】 era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
  • 柏鵬時代 【ハクホウジダイ】 era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
  • 松柏 【ショウハク】 evergreen tree, conifer, coniferous tree, pine and cypress, duty, constancy, faithfulness
  • 梛 【ナギ】 nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
  • 柏槙 【ビャクシン】 Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

Kun reading compounds

  • 柏 【かしわ】 daimyo oak (Quercus dentata), Japanese emperor oak
  • 柏木 【かしわぎ】 oak tree, imperial palace guard
  • 御綱柏 【みつながしわ】 Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort), Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant), leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
  • 三角柏 【みつのかしわ】 leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.

Readings

Japanese names:
かい、 かし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo2, bai3
Korean:
baeg

Spanish

Portuguese

French

  • chêne
2230 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
866 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1110 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
798 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
203 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14617 Morohashi
2623 New Nelson (John Haig)
199 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
211 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
4690.0 Four corner code
1-39-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67cf Unicode hex code