Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 信 【シン】 honesty, sincerity, fidelity, trust, reliance, confidence, (religious) faith, devotion, counter for received messages
  • 信金 【シンキン】 credit union
  • 配信 【ハイシン】 distribution (of information, news, etc.), broadcast, delivery, transmission, streaming (over the Internet)
  • 外信 【ガイシン】 external communication

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 しが、 しな、 しの、 しぶ、 とき、 のび、 のぶ、 まこと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin4, shen1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • confianza
  • sinceridad
  • información
  • verdad

Portuguese

  • verdade
  • fidelidade
  • confiança

French

  • foi
  • vérité
  • fidélité
  • confiance
  • communication
437 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
544 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
513 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
198 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
454 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
149 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
320 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
782 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
157 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
157 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
640 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
97 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
115 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
75 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
84 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
978 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
707 Morohashi
100 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
221 New Nelson (John Haig)
969 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1043 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
527 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2177 2001 Kanji
2a7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2026.1 Four corner code
1-31-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fe1 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
  • 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
  • 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
  • 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hao4, hao2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • número

Portuguese

  • apelido
  • número
  • item
  • título
  • pseudonimo
  • nome
  • chamada

French

  • surnom
  • numéro
  • article
  • titre
  • pseudonyme
  • nom
  • appel
215 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
297 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
281 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
368 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
882 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
227 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
399 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
272 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
266 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
266 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
442 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
316 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2675 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1361 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1847 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1250 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3256 Morohashi
2153 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
692 New Nelson (John Haig)
1242 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1330 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
248 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3752 2001 Kanji
3d2.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-2 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
6020.7 Four corner code
1-25-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f7 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
Variants:
lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
  • 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
  • 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
  • 探海灯 【タンカイトウ】 searchlight

Kun reading compounds

  • 灯 【ひ】 light, lamp
  • 灯明かり 【ひあかり】 lamplight, torchlight
  • 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
  • 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
  • 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
  • 明かりを消す 【あかりをけす】 to turn the lights off

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
deng1
Korean:
deung

Spanish

  • lámpara
  • luz
  • contador para luces

Portuguese

  • lâmpada
  • luz
  • sufixo p/ contagem de luzes

French

  • lampe
  • lumière
  • compteur de lampes
583 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
556 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1290 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2745 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
537 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
711 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1333 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1416 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
871 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1262 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1019 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
552 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
730 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
167 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18855 Morohashi
825 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3395 New Nelson (John Haig)
165 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
177 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1153 2001 Kanji
4d2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-2 SKIP code
1-1-5 SKIP code
9182.0 Four corner code
1-37-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
706f Unicode hex code