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佐

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

Speed

Stroke order

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

竹

6 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
竹 乞
bamboo
Kun:
たけ
On:
チク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
593 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 竹林 【チクリン】 bamboo thicket, bamboo grove
  • 竹馬 【タケウマ】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
  • 爆竹 【バクチク】 firecracker
  • 破竹 【ハチク】 breaking bamboo

Kun reading compounds

  • 竹 【たけ】 bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae), middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
  • 笛竹 【ふえたけ】 bamboo flute, bamboo for making flutes, wind and string instruments
  • 苦竹 【にがたけ】 Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides), giant timber bamboo, madake, Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

Readings

Japanese names:
たか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu2
Korean:
jug

Spanish

  • bambú

Portuguese

  • bambu

French

  • bambou
113 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
71 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
170 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
719 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3366 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
68 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
790 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
247 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
129 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
129 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
374 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1471 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
267 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
168 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
201 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
946 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25841 Morohashi
228 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4246 New Nelson (John Haig)
937 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1007 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
59 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2353 2001 Kanji
6f0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
8822.0 Four corner code
1-35-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7af9 Unicode hex code

昌

8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日
prosperous, bright, clear
Kun:
さかん
On:
ショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 昌運 【ショウウン】 prosperity, fortune
  • 昌泰 【ショウタイ】 Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
  • 隆昌 【リュウショウ】 prosperity
  • 南昌 【ナンショウ】 Nanchang (China)

Readings

Japanese names:
まさ、 まさし、 よし、 あき、 あきら、 さかえ、 あつ、 すけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang1
Korean:
chang

Spanish

  • claro
  • próspero
  • brillante

Portuguese

French

  • prospère
  • brillant
  • clair
1552 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2105 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1950 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
715 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2089 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3069 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1564 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2140 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
25 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13803 Morohashi
2414 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428 New Nelson (John Haig)
25 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
25 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4c4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
6060.0 Four corner code
1-30-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660c Unicode hex code

義

13 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
一 亅 并 手 戈 王 羊
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
  • 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
  • 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
  • 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice

Readings

Japanese names:
ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • moralidad
  • lealtad
  • significado
  • artificial
  • no consanguíneo

Portuguese

  • retidão
  • justiça
  • moralidade
  • honra
  • lealdade
  • significado

French

  • vertu
  • justice
  • moralité
  • honneur
  • loyauté
  • signification
580 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
674 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
645 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
287 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3668 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
244 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1658 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1975 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
291 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
493 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1568 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2948 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2052 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
648 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28504 Morohashi
2338 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4668 New Nelson (John Haig)
641 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
691 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
62 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
771 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
2o11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2-6-7 SKIP code
2-2-11 SKIP code
8055.3 Four corner code
1-21-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7fa9 Unicode hex code