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伊

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
｜ 化 ヨ
Italy, that one
Kun:
かれ
On:
イ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
703 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 伊 【イ】 Italy
  • 伊勢丹 【イセタン】 Isetan (department store)
  • 駐伊 【チュウイ】 stationed in Italy
  • 紀伊 【キイ】 Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

Readings

Japanese names:
これ、 ただ、 よし、 いと、 だ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi1
Korean:
i

Spanish

  • I fonética
  • Italia
  • ese
  • aquel

Portuguese

French

  • Italie
  • celui-là
603 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
372 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1909 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
237 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2011 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
33 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
33 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1169 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
432 Morohashi
49 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
134 New Nelson (John Haig)
1161 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1245 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2160 2001 Kanji
2a4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2725.7 Four corner code
1-16-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f0a Unicode hex code

藤

18 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 ｜ 二 大 艾 月 水
wisteria
Kun:
ふじ
On:
トウ、 ドウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 藤黄 【トウオウ】 gamboge
  • 藤花 【トウカ】 wisteria flower

Kun reading compounds

  • 藤 【ふじ】 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda), wistaria
  • 藤色 【ふじいろ】 light purple
  • 草藤 【くさふじ】 tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), cow vetch
  • 野田藤 【のだふじ】 Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)

Readings

Japanese names:
ぞう、 と、 ふじゅ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
teng2
Korean:
deung

Spanish

  • glicina (planta)

Portuguese

French

  • glycine
206 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4090 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1975 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2773 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2231 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2087 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3025 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1544 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2109 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1218 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32340P Morohashi
2382 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5241 New Nelson (John Haig)
1210 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1295 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
432 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1942 2001 Kanji
3k15.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-15 SKIP code
4423.2 Four corner code
1-38-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85e4 Unicode hex code

優

17 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 化 冖 夂 心 白 自
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Kun:
やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る
On:
ユウ、 ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
  • 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
  • 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
  • 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
  • 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
  • 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
  • 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
  • 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance

Kun reading compounds

  • 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
  • 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
  • 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
  • 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
  • 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)

Readings

Japanese names:
ゆ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you1
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • excelente
  • sobresaliente
  • especial
  • papel
  • función
  • elegante
  • tierno
  • amable
  • cariñoso
  • sobrepasar
  • dejar atrás
  • sobresalir

Portuguese

  • ternura
  • superar
  • superação
  • ator
  • superioridade
  • gentileza

French

  • tendresse
  • gentillesse
  • exceller
  • surpasser
  • supériorité
  • acteur
995 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
984 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
453 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
564 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1148 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
336 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2599 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1033 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1074 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1168 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
140 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
200 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
130 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
156 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1002 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1261 Morohashi
177 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
334 New Nelson (John Haig)
993 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1068 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1000 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-15 SKIP code
2124.7 Four corner code
1-45-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
512a Unicode hex code

汰

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
丶 大 汁
washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
Kun:
おご.る、 にご.る、 よな.げる
On:
タ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 自然淘汰 【シゼントウタ】 natural selection
  • 淘汰 【トウタ】 weeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling, selection, selection

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tai4
Korean:
tae

Spanish

  • clasificar
  • seleccionar

Portuguese

French

2496 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2136 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1206 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
237 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17160 Morohashi
3055 New Nelson (John Haig)
2316 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
149 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3413.0 Four corner code
1-34-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c70 Unicode hex code