Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
assistant, help
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 佐保姫 【サホヒメ】 Saohime, goddess of Spring
  • 佐織養護学校 【サオリヨウゴガッコウ】 Saori Special Needs School (older name style)
  • 中佐 【チュウサ】 lieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
  • 二佐 【ニサ】 lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)

Readings

Japanese names:
すけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zuo3
Korean:
jwa

Spanish

  • ayuda
  • asistencia
  • rango militar

Portuguese

  • assistente
  • ajuda

French

  • assistant
  • aide
1283 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
285 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
392 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1322 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1043 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
365 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1744 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1867 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1002 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
74 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
76 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
51 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
961 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
506 Morohashi
67 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
155 New Nelson (John Haig)
952 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1024 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
381 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1093 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2421.1 Four corner code
1-26-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f50 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
field
Parts:
rice field, rice paddy
Kun:
On:
デン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
  • 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
  • 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
  • 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field

Kun reading compounds

  • 田 【た】 rice field
  • 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
  • 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
  • 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt

Readings

Japanese names:
いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • campo de arroz
  • arrozal

Portuguese

  • campo de arroz
  • arroz sem beneficiar

French

  • rizière
40 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
60 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
59 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
24 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2994 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
52 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
220 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
189 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
35 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
35 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1330 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3775 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2617 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21723 Morohashi
3041 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3727 New Nelson (John Haig)
14 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
14 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
61 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
45 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3676 2001 Kanji
5f0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-2 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
6040.0 Four corner code
1-37-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7530 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mountain
Parts:
headland, cape, spit, promontory
Kun:
みさき
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1972 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 岬角 【コウカク】 anat promontory, promontory
  • 岬湾 【コウワン】 capes and bays, indentation (of a coast)

Kun reading compounds

  • 岬 【みさき】 cape (on coast)

Readings

Japanese names:
さき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia3
Korean:
gab

Spanish

  • punta
  • cabo
  • promontorio

Portuguese

  • cabo
  • ponta
  • promontorio

French

  • avancée de terre
  • cap
  • pointe
  • promontoire
1840 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1820 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1412 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1237 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
829 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1363 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1449 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1850 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
540 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
340 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
255 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1124 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7992 Morohashi
284 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1458 New Nelson (John Haig)
1115 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1196 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1168 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1255 2001 Kanji
3o5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
2675.0 Four corner code
1-44-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5cac Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
ten, complete
Parts:
half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Kun:
なか.ば
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
  • 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
  • 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
  • 過半 【カハン】 the greater part

Kun reading compounds

  • 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
  • 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban4
Korean:
ban

Spanish

  • mitad
  • medio
  • incompleto
  • semi-
  • semi
  • a medias
  • en parte

Portuguese

  • metade
  • médio
  • número ímpar
  • semi-
  • parte-

French

  • moitié
  • demi
  • milieu
  • nombre impair
129 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
214 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
195 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
224 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
132 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
150 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
213 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
88 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
243 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4313 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2936 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1210 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2707X Morohashi
3501 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
608 New Nelson (John Haig)
1202 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1286 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
324 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
113 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1055 2001 Kanji
0a5.24 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-3 SKIP code
9050.0 Four corner code
1-40-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
534a Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
mountain
Parts:
Variants:
island
Kun:
しま
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
  • 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
  • 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
  • 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands

Kun reading compounds

  • 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
  • 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
  • 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
  • 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dao3
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • isla

Portuguese

  • ilha

French

  • île
292 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
380 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
358 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
173 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
230 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
183 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
489 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1522 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
286 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
286 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
543 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4103 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2081 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2820 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1967 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8108 Morohashi
3310 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1476 New Nelson (John Haig)
1948 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2098 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
379 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
362 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
852 2001 Kanji
3o7.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
4-10-4 SKIP code
2772.7 Four corner code
1-37-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5cf6 Unicode hex code