Jisho

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伝

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 化 厶
Variants:
傳
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Kun:
つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
On:
デン、 テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
  • 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
  • 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
  • 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
  • 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
  • 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor

Kun reading compounds

  • 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
  • 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
  • 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
  • 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
  • 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
  • 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine

Readings

Japanese names:
つたえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yun2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • transmitir
  • tradición
  • ser transmitido
  • comunicar
  • seguir

Portuguese

  • transmitir
  • progredir
  • andar ao longo
  • seguir
  • relatório
  • comunicar
  • lenda
  • tradição

French

  • transmettre
  • côtoyer
  • suivre
  • rapporter
  • communiquer
  • légende
  • tradition
681 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
580 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
553 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
554 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
308 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
359 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
434 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
278 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
68 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
48 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
972 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
462P Morohashi
44 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
141 New Nelson (John Haig)
963 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1036 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
470 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2171 2001 Kanji
2a4.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2123.1 Four corner code
1-37-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f1d Unicode hex code

染

9 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
九 汁 木
dye, color, paint, stain, print
Kun:
そ.める、 そ.まる、 し.みる、 し.み
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 染色体 【センショクタイ】 chromosome
  • 染色 【センショク】 dyeing, staining (a sample), dyed colour (color)
  • 媒染 【バイセン】 color fixing, colour fixing, mordantizing
  • 防染 【ボウセン】 resist dyeing

Kun reading compounds

  • 染める 【そめる】 to dye, to colour, to color
  • 染まる 【そまる】 to be dyed, to be tainted, to be infected, to be stained, to be steeped
  • 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
  • 染み 【しみ】 stain, spot, smudge, blot, smear, blotch, spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot), blemish, discoloration, freckle
  • 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression

Readings

Japanese names:
そめ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ran3
Korean:
yeom

Spanish

  • tinte
  • teñir
  • contagiar
  • colorear
  • manchar
  • mancha

Portuguese

  • tinta
  • cor
  • pintura
  • tingir
  • impressão

French

  • teindre
  • tache
  • pollution
  • colorer
  • peindre
  • imprimer
928 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
917 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1161 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2240 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
974 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1426 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
968 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
779 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
793 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
908 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1058 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3181 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1640 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2229 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
220 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14621 Morohashi
2572 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2636 New Nelson (John Haig)
509 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
548 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
889 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
364 2001 Kanji
4a5.35 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
3490.4 Four corner code
1-32-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67d3 Unicode hex code

性

8 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
忙 生
sex, gender, nature
Kun:
さが
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
  • 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
  • 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
  • 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
  • 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
  • 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
  • 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
  • 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

Kun reading compounds

  • 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing4
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • sexo
  • género
  • naturaleza
  • temperamento

Portuguese

  • sexo
  • gênero
  • natureza

French

  • sexe
  • genre
  • nature
  • propriétés
645 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
745 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
723 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1666 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
280 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
535 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
564 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
98 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
98 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
811 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
357 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
266 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1572 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10478 Morohashi
299 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1822 New Nelson (John Haig)
1558 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1679 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
119 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
690 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1172 2001 Kanji
4k5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
1-1-7 SKIP code
9501.0 Four corner code
1-32-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6027 Unicode hex code

紅

9 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
小 工 幺 糸
crimson, deep red
Kun:
べに、 くれない、 あか.い
On:
コウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
  • 紅茶 【コウチャ】 black tea
  • 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
  • 退紅 【タイコウ】 pink, light red
  • 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
  • 紅色 【コウショク】 red (color, colour)
  • 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson

Kun reading compounds

  • 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
  • 紅色 【こうしょく】 red (color, colour)
  • 棒紅 【ぼうべに】 lipstick
  • 愛敬紅 【あいきょうべに】 lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes, lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
  • 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
  • 紅色 【こうしょく】 red (color, colour)
  • 中紅 【なかくれない】 medium crimson
  • 薄紅 【うすべに】 light pink, light crimson
  • 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist

Readings

Japanese names:
くれ、 もみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hong2, gong1
Korean:
hong, gong

Spanish

  • carmesí
  • rojo fuerte
  • carmín

Portuguese

  • carmesim
  • vermelho forte

French

  • cramoisi
  • rouge foncé
872 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
862 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
927 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3500 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1233 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
809 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1423 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
820 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
839 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1295 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1515 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1629 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1174 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1367 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27243 Morohashi
1277 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4441 New Nelson (John Haig)
1355 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1455 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
881 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2772 2001 Kanji
6a3.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-3 SKIP code
2191.0 Four corner code
1-25-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d05 Unicode hex code

斑

12 strokes
Radical:
script, literature 文
Parts:
文 王
spot, blemish, speck, patches
Kun:
ふ、 まだら
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 斑 【ブチ】 spots, speckles, mottles
  • 斑晶 【ハンショウ】 phenocryst
  • 水斑 【スイハン】 water spot (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
  • 黄斑 【オウハン】 macula, macula lutea, yellow spot

Kun reading compounds

  • 斑 【ぶち】 spots, speckles, mottles
  • 斑入り 【ふいり】 variegated, spotted
  • 胡麻斑 【ごまふ】 black speckles, small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)
  • 白斑 【はくはん】 white spot, bright spot, facula, vitiligo, leukoderma, leukoma
  • 斑 【まだら】 spots, speckles, mottles, speckled, spotted
  • 斑海豚 【まだらいるか】 pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
  • 浅葱斑 【あさぎまだら】 chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
  • 鹿の子斑 【かのこまだら】 pattern of white spots, dapples

Readings

Japanese names:
い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban1
Korean:
ban

Spanish

  • mancha
  • mota
  • manchado
  • moteado
  • abigarrado
  • multicolor

Portuguese

French

2950 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1609 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1469 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1260 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
911 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
13470 Morohashi
1000 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2371 New Nelson (John Haig)
2556 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1865 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4f8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
1111.4 Four corner code
1-40-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6591 Unicode hex code