Jisho

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僕

14 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 化 并 大 王 羊
me, I (male), servant, manservant
Kun:
しもべ
On:
ボク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 僕 【ボク】 I, me, you, manservant
  • 僕たち 【ボクタチ】 we
  • 校僕 【コウボク】 student studying and working at the school
  • 童僕 【ドウボク】 young male servant, page

Kun reading compounds

  • 僕 【しもべ】 servant, manservant, menial
  • 神の僕 【かみのしもべ】 Servant of God

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pu2, pu1
Korean:
bog

Spanish

  • yo (varón)

Portuguese

  • me
  • a mim
  • Eu (masculino)

French

  • je (masculin)
  • moi
  • serviteur
1820 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1522 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
544 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1838 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1068 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1888 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2060 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1241 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
134 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
185 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1811 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1094 Morohashi
164 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
313 New Nelson (John Haig)
1794 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1933 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
296 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1693 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2163 2001 Kanji
2a12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-12 SKIP code
2223.4 Four corner code
1-43-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50d5 Unicode hex code

彼

8 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
又 彳 皮
he, that, the
Kun:
かれ、 かの、 か.の
On:
ヒ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
648 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 彼岸 【ヒガン】 equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held), Buddhist services during the equinoctial week, nirvana, opposite bank, opposite shore, shore on the other side
  • 彼是 【アレコレ】 this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that, around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost

Kun reading compounds

  • 彼 【かれ】 he, him, boyfriend
  • 彼ら 【かれら】 they, them
  • 前彼 【まえかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
  • 元彼 【もとかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
  • 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend
  • 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
その
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi3
Korean:
pi

Spanish

  • eso
  • aquello
  • otra persona

Portuguese

  • ele
  • que
  • o

French

  • lui
  • celui-là
1725 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
536 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1604 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1764 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
520 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
578 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
977 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1010 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1146 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
624 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
346 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
892 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10066 Morohashi
290 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1732 New Nelson (John Haig)
883 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
948 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1171 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
3i5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
2424.7 Four corner code
1-40-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f7c Unicode hex code

女

3 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
女
woman, female
Kun:
おんな、 め
On:
ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
  • 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
  • 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
  • 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
  • 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
  • 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
  • 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
  • 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon

Readings

Japanese names:
おな、 た、 つき、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nu:3, ru3
Korean:
nyeo, yeo

Spanish

  • femenino
  • mujer

Portuguese

  • mulher
  • fêmea

French

  • femme
  • féminin
32 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
41 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
35 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
178 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1185 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
114 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
102 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
423 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6036 Morohashi
3418 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1173 New Nelson (John Haig)
98 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
102 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
19 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1769 2001 Kanji
3e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4040.0 Four corner code
1-29-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5973 Unicode hex code

紹

11 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
刀 口 小 幺 糸
introduce, inherit, help
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
963 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 紹介 【ショウカイ】 introduction, presentation, referral, showcase (of a product)
  • 紹介者 【ショウカイシャ】 person who introduces someone, introducer

Readings

Japanese names:
つぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shao4
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • presentar
  • heredar
  • suceder a

Portuguese

  • Introduzir
  • herdar
  • ajudar

French

  • présentations
  • introduction
  • hériter
  • aider
1400 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
938 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3516 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1130 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
813 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1955 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
456 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
694 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1527 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1222 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1371 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27361 Morohashi
1335 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4465 New Nelson (John Haig)
1359 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1459 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1473 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2777 2001 Kanji
6a5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-5 SKIP code
2796.2 Four corner code
1-30-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d39 Unicode hex code

介

4 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
个 ハ
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
On:
カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 貝 【カイ】 shellfish, seashell, shell
  • 介護 【カイゴ】 nursing, care, caregiving, caring
  • 魚介 【ギョカイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
  • 無媒介 【ムバイカイ】 immediacy

Readings

Japanese names:
すけ、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie4
Korean:
gae

Spanish

  • intervención
  • ayuda
  • mediación
  • cosa aburrida

Portuguese

  • comprimir em
  • marisco
  • meio
  • interessa a si próprio com

French

  • immixtion
  • coquillage
  • intervention
  • intermédiaire
  • s'occuper de
1059 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
666 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
347 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
941 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
299 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
66 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
453 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
460 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
695 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
44 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2463 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1711 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
256 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
359 Morohashi
1967 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
108 New Nelson (John Haig)
250 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1020 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2854 2001 Kanji
2a2.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
8022.0 Four corner code
1-18-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ecb Unicode hex code