1525 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
536 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1007 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1070 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1829 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1453 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1430 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
131 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
180 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
991 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1076X | Morohashi |
159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
300 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
982 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1057 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1609 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Buddhist priest, monk
- On:
- ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 僧 【ソウ】 monk, priest, sangha (the Buddhist community)
- 僧侶 【ソウリョ】 priest, monk, bonze
- 禅僧 【ゼンソウ】 Zen priest
- 高僧 【コウソウ】 high priest, highly-ranked priest, virtuous priest, priest of great sanctity and learning
Readings
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- monje budista
- bonzo
Portuguese
- Monge budista
French
- prêtre bouddhiste
- moine
2178 | 2001 Kanji |
2a11.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
2826.6 | Four corner code |
1-33-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
50e7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1742 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帽 【ボウ】 hat, cap
- 帽子 【ボウシ】 hat, cap
- 水泳帽 【スイエイボウ】 swimming or bathing cap
- 海水帽 【カイスイボウ】 bathing cap, swimcap
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- sombrero
- gorra
- tocado
Portuguese
- boné
- chapéu
French
- casquette
- couvre-chef
1816 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1483 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
500 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1105 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1157 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1279 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
569 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
416 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
522 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
415 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8972 | Morohashi |
568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1573 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
436 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1525 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1679 | 2001 Kanji |
3f9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4626.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e3d | Unicode hex code |
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
619 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弁 【ベン】 speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
- 弁解 【ベンカイ】 explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
- 熱弁 【ネツベン】 impassioned speech, fervent speech
- 強弁 【キョウベン】 insisting (unreasonably), obstinate insistence
Kun reading compounds
- 弁える 【わきまえる】 to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べ
- Korean:
- byeon, ban
Spanish
- discurso
- dialecto
- distinguir
- identificar
- reembolsar
- pétalo
Portuguese
- válvula
- petala
- trança
- discurso
- dialeto
- discriminação
- livrar-se de
- distinguir
French
- éloquence
- valve
- pétale
- tresse
- dialecte
- discernement
- résoudre
- distinguer
715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
786 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
846 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
513 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
275 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
711 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2497 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
750 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9588 | Morohashi |
2004 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
654 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2755 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2344.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f01 | Unicode hex code |