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稲

14 strokes
Radical:
grain 禾
Parts:
｜ 日 爪 禾
Variants:
稻
rice plant
Kun:
いね、 いな-
On:
トウ、 テ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1038 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 稲架 【ハサ】 drying rice on a rack, rack for drying rice
  • 稲粟 【トウゾク】 rice and millet
  • 水稲 【スイトウ】 wet-land rice
  • 占城稲 【センジョウトウ】 Champa rice
  • 中手 【ナカテ】 mid-season crops, mid-season rice, mid-season vegetables, metacarpus
  • 奥手 【オクテ】 late-growing rice, late-ripening crops, late-blooming flowers, late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late), late bloomer

Kun reading compounds

  • 稲 【いね】 rice plant (Oryza sativa)
  • 稲刈り 【いねかり】 rice reaping, rice harvesting
  • 束稲 【つかいね】 sheaf of rice, bundle of rice plants
  • アフリカ稲 【アフリカいね】 African rice (Oryza glaberrima)

Readings

Japanese names:
いの、 しね、 せ、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dao4
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • planta de arroz

Portuguese

  • planta de arroz

French

  • plant de riz
1656 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
966 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3294 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1293 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1588 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2125 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1220 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1283 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1233 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1443 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1561 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
824 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1129 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
919 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25187P Morohashi
1219 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4158 New Nelson (John Haig)
910 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
976 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1719 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2278 2001 Kanji
5d9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-9 SKIP code
2296.9 Four corner code
2296.3 Four corner code
1-16-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a32 Unicode hex code

荷

10 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 亅 化 口 艾
baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
Kun:
に
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 荷 【カ】 counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)
  • 加担 【カタン】 support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy
  • 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
  • 電荷 【デンカ】 electric charge, charge

Kun reading compounds

  • 荷 【に】 load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods, burden, responsibility
  • 荷台 【にだい】 (truck) load-carrying tray, (bicycle) luggage carrier, roof rack
  • 浮き荷 【うきに】 flotsam
  • 抜き荷 【ぬきに】 pilfered goods

Readings

Japanese names:
はす、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2, he4
Korean:
ha

Spanish

  • bulto
  • carga
  • llevar una cargar
  • contador para bultos
  • equipaje

Portuguese

  • bagagem
  • pau para carregar no ombro
  • carregar (carga)
  • carregar (arma)
  • carga

French

  • bagages
  • balancier
  • porter (un fardeau)
  • épauler (fusil)
  • cargaison
  • chargement
  • fret
165 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
259 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
239 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1020 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3956 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
255 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
867 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1259 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
391 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
393 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
570 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
655 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2840 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1464 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1972 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1022 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31000P Morohashi
2282 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5059 New Nelson (John Haig)
1013 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1088 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
351 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1949 2001 Kanji
3k7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3-7-3 SKIP code
4422.1 Four corner code
1-18-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8377 Unicode hex code

寿

7 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch 寸
Parts:
一 ノ 二 寸
Variants:
壽
longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
Kun:
ことぶき、 ことぶ.く、 ことほ.ぐ
On:
ジュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 寿 【ジュ】 age, years, longevity, long life, congratulation, celebration, congratulatory gift
  • 寿命 【ジュミョウ】 lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life
  • 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
  • 米寿 【ベイジュ】 88th birthday
  • 寿司 【スシ】 sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  • すき焼き 【スキヤキ】 sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
  • 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 十日戎 【トオカエビス】 Tōka Ebisu, festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce

Kun reading compounds

  • 寿 【ことぶき】 congratulations, felicitations, best wishes, longevity, long life
  • 寿教室 【ことぶききょうしつ】 culture courses for the aged
  • 新年の寿 【しんねんのことぶき】 New Years greetings
  • 寿く 【ことぶく】 to congratulate, to wish one well
  • 寿ぐ 【ことほぐ】 to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 じ、 じゅう、 すっ、 すみ、 とし、 としかつ、 なが、 のぶ、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou4
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • longevidad
  • felicitaciones

Portuguese

  • longevidade
  • congratulações
  • vida natural

French

  • longévité
  • félicitations
  • vie
1351 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1132 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
194 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1786 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1221 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
539 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1550 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1652 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1327 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
501 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4372 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2979 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1579 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7419P Morohashi
3557 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1565 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1687 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1115 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1448 2001 Kanji
0a7.15 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-4 SKIP code
5004.0 Four corner code
5034.0 Four corner code
1-28-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bff Unicode hex code

司

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
一 亅 口
director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Kun:
つかさど.る
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
  • 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
  • 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
  • にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

Kun reading compounds

  • 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control

Readings

Japanese names:
つ、 つか、 つかさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • dirigir
  • gobernar
  • ordenar

Portuguese

  • diretor
  • oficial
  • escritório do govt
  • regra
  • administrar

French

  • directeur
  • fonctionnaire
  • bureau administratif
  • gouverner
  • administrer
412 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
524 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
497 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
712 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
877 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
761 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
400 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
164 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
842 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
861 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1204 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
318 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3648 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1861 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2538 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1881 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3257 Morohashi
2931 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1863 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2007 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
451 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3549 2001 Kanji
3d2.14 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-4 SKIP code
1762.0 Four corner code
1-27-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f8 Unicode hex code