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倭

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 女 禾
Yamato, ancient Japan
Kun:
やまと、 したが.う
On:
ワ、 イ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 和 【ワ】 sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style
  • 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Kun reading compounds

  • 大和 【やまと】 (ancient) Japan, Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
  • 大和歌 【やまとうた】 Japanese poem, waka, tanka
  • 大倭 【おおやまと】 Japan, Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

Readings

Japanese names:
まさ、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wo1
Korean:
wi, wae

Spanish

  • Yamato
  • antiguo nombre de Japón

Portuguese

French

475 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1283 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2019 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
94 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
107 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
796 Morohashi
242 New Nelson (John Haig)
2106 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2244 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2a8.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
2224.4 Four corner code
1-47-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
502d Unicode hex code

名

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 夕
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun:
な、 -な
On:
メイ、 ミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
  • 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
  • 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
  • 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
  • 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
  • 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym

Kun reading compounds

  • 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
  • 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
  • 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

Readings

Japanese names:
と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • nombre
  • célebre
  • distinguido
  • reputación

Portuguese

  • nome
  • fama
  • distinção
  • reputação

French

  • nom
  • célèbre
  • fameux
  • réputation
140 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
71 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
116 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
346 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
82 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3297 Morohashi
2169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
716 New Nelson (John Haig)
112 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
53 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2577 2001 Kanji
3d3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-1 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2760.0 Four corner code
1-44-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d Unicode hex code

類

18 strokes
Radical:
leaf 頁
Parts:
ハ 大 目 米 貝 頁
sort, kind, variety, class, genus
Kun:
たぐ.い
On:
ルイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 類 【ルイ】 kind, sort, type, class, genus, order, family, similar example, parallel, the like
  • 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
  • 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
  • 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish

Kun reading compounds

  • 類い 【たぐい】 kind, sort, type, equal, match, peer
  • 類いする 【たぐいする】 to be equal to, to be as good as, to be a match for, to rival

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lei4
Korean:
ryu

Spanish

  • variedad
  • clase
  • parecido
  • afectar

Portuguese

  • espécie
  • tipo
  • variedade
  • classe
  • gênero

French

  • sorte
  • variété
  • classe
  • genre
534 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
632 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
602 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
680 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5138 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
493 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1012 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2755 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.16 Japanese for Busy People
226 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
226 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
563 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1896 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2275 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1606 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
940 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43608P Morohashi
1807 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6647 New Nelson (John Haig)
931 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1000 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
480 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
636 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1061 2001 Kanji
9a9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-9 SKIP code
9148.6 Four corner code
1-46-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
985e Unicode hex code

聚

14 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
冫 又 耳
assemble
Kun:
あつ.まる
On:
シュウ、 シュ

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 集落 【シュウラク】 settlement, village, community, town, (bacterial) colony
  • 収集 【シュウシュウ】 collecting, accumulating, gathering, collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.), garbage collection, waste collection
  • 凝集 【ギョウシュウ】 agglomeration, clumping together, cohesion (of ions, etc.), flocculation (of colloidal particles), agglutination
  • 集落 【シュウラク】 settlement, village, community, town, (bacterial) colony
  • 収集 【シュウシュウ】 collecting, accumulating, gathering, collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.), garbage collection, waste collection

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4
Korean:
chwi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3711 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2221 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3479 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29093 Morohashi
2804 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4731 New Nelson (John Haig)
2939 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
6e8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-6 SKIP code
1723.2 Four corner code
1-70-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
805a Unicode hex code

鈔

12 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
ノ 小 金
selection, summary, 1/10 shaku
On:
ショウ

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 抄 【ショウ】 excerpt, extract, annotation, shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml), banknote, paper money
  • 抄本 【ショウホン】 excerpt, abridgment, abridgement, book of selections
  • 壒嚢鈔 【アイノウショウ】 Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446)
  • あい嚢鈔 【アイノウショウ】 Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chao1
Korean:
cho

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4827 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1676 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40227 Morohashi
6233 New Nelson (John Haig)
8a4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
8912.0 Four corner code
1-78-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9214 Unicode hex code