28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
- 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
- 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Kun reading compounds
- 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あらい、 らい
- Korean:
- se, seon
Spanish
- lavar
- limpiar
- aclarar
- investigar
- indagar
Portuguese
- lavar
- indagar
- sondar
French
- laver
- fouiller
- examiner
927 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2551 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
692 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
705 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17379 | Morohashi |
388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3411.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
- 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
- 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
- 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
- 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
- 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
- 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act
Kun reading compounds
- 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae, i
Spanish
- estante
- banco
- tribuna
- pedestal
- contador para maquinas y vehículos
Portuguese
- pedestal
- stand
- sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos
French
- piédestal
- socle
- compteur de voitures ou machines
272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
166 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
216 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
848 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
532 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3246 | Morohashi |
2005 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
744 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
111 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2360.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f0 | Unicode hex code |