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木

4 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木
tree, wood
Kun:
き、 こ-
On:
ボク、 モク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
  • 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
  • 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
  • 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
  • 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
  • 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
  • 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
  • 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Kun reading compounds

  • 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
  • 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
  • 本木 【もとき】 original stock
  • 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree

Readings

Japanese names:
ぐ、 も、 もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mu4
Korean:
mog, mo

Spanish

  • árbol
  • madera

Portuguese

  • árvore
  • madeira

French

  • arbre
  • bois (matière)
15 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
17 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
69 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
148 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
17 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
60 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
109 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
22 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1045 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4261 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2149 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2901 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
199 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14415 Morohashi
3450 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2531 New Nelson (John Haig)
195 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
207 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
255 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
36 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1864 2001 Kanji
4a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
4090.0 Four corner code
1-44-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6728 Unicode hex code

枝

8 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
十 又 支 木
bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Kun:
えだ
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 枝 【シ】 counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
  • 枝葉 【エダハ】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
  • 整枝 【セイシ】 training (branches in horticulture)
  • 茘枝 【レイシ】 litchi (Nephelium litchi), lychee, lichee, litchi nut, bitter melon (Momordica charantia), bitter gourd, Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)

Kun reading compounds

  • 枝 【えだ】 branch, bough, limb, twig, sprig, spray
  • 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
  • 若枝 【わかえだ】 young branch, shoot, sprig, scion
  • 細枝 【ほそえだ】 twig, wand

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 ぐさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1, qi2
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • rama
  • bifurcación

Portuguese

  • ramagem
  • ramo
  • galho
  • tronco

French

  • branche
  • rameau
  • brindille
  • compteur de branches
719 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1315 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1154 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2211 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
889 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
626 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
631 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
870 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
889 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
972 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1074 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1073 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
579 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
720 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14557 Morohashi
863 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2591 New Nelson (John Haig)
713 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
770 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
684 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1867 2001 Kanji
4a4.18 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4494.7 Four corner code
1-27-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
679d Unicode hex code

数

13 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
夂 女 米 乞 攵
Variants:
數
number, strength, fate, law, figures
Kun:
かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
On:
スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
  • 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
  • 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
  • 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
  • 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
  • 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
  • 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles

Kun reading compounds

  • 数 【かず】 number, amount
  • 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
  • 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
  • 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
  • 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
  • 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly

Readings

Japanese names:
じゅ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu4, shu3, shuo4
Korean:
su, chog

Spanish

  • número
  • cifra
  • contar

Portuguese

  • número
  • vigor
  • destino
  • lei
  • figuras

French

  • nombre
  • compter
  • destin
  • loi
  • chiffres
262 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
168 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
151 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
188 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2057 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
429 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
592 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2169 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
225 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
529 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
945 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2245 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1591 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
938 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13319 Morohashi
1790 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2353 New Nelson (John Haig)
929 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
998 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
159 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
227 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1066 2001 Kanji
4i9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
9844.0 Four corner code
1-31-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6570 Unicode hex code

羽

6 strokes
Radical:
feather 羽
Parts:
冫 羽
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Kun:
は、 わ、 はね
On:
ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
748 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 羽 【ウ】 fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  • 羽毛 【ウモウ】 feather, plume, plumage, down
  • 正羽 【セイウ】 contour feather
  • 奥羽 【オウウ】 Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa), Tōhoku

Kun reading compounds

  • 羽 【はね】 feather, plume, down, wing, blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.), shuttlecock (in badminton), shuttlecock (in hanetsuki), arrow feathers
  • 羽目 【はめ】 panel, wainscoting, wainscotting, plight, fix, bind, awkward situation, difficult situation, mess
  • 白羽 【しらは】 white feather
  • 切羽 【きりは】 face, working face
  • 羽 【わ】 counter for birds or rabbits
  • 出羽 【でわ】 Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
  • 柏崎刈羽 【かしさきかりわ】 Kashiwazaki Kariwa
  • 羽 【はね】 feather, plume, down, wing, blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.), shuttlecock (in badminton), shuttlecock (in hanetsuki), arrow feathers
  • 羽アリ 【はあり】 winged ant, flying ant

Readings

Japanese names:
しゅう、 ば
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu3
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • pluma
  • alas
  • contador de pájaros y conejos

Portuguese

  • penas
  • sufixo para contagem de pássaros
  • coelhos

French

  • plume
  • compteur d'oiseaux, lapins
82 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
812 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
732 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3673 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
967 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
835 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
590 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
600 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
491 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1570 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
265 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
167 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
580 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28614P Morohashi
226 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4675 New Nelson (John Haig)
573 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
615 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
117 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3553 2001 Kanji
2b4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
1712.0 Four corner code
1-17-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7fbd Unicode hex code

鳥

11 strokes
Radical:
bird 鳥
Parts:
杰 鳥
bird, chicken
Kun:
とり
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
  • 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
  • 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
  • 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird

Kun reading compounds

  • 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
  • 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
  • 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
  • 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 と、 とっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
niao3
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • pájaro
  • ave

Portuguese

  • Pássaro
  • sufixo para nomes de pássaros.

French

  • oiseau
  • poulet
117 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
190 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
174 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
932 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5340 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
182 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
283 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1521 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
285 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
285 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1934 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4105 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2083 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2822 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
46634 Morohashi
3312 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6931 New Nelson (John Haig)
1941 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2091 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
210 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
850 2001 Kanji
11b0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-4 SKIP code
4-11-4 SKIP code
2732.7 Four corner code
1-36-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ce5 Unicode hex code