Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Kun:
さきま.ず
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 先 【セン】 former, previous, old, first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
  • 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
  • 機先 【キセン】 forestall
  • 互先 【タガイセン】 even game (esp. in go)

Kun reading compounds

  • 先 【さき】 point, tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, first, before, ahead (of), (the way) ahead, beyond, future, previous, prior, former, recent, last, destination, address, place where you do something, rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part, the other party
  • 先行き 【さきゆき】 the future, future prospects
  • 小手先 【こてさき】 tip of the hand, (use of) one's hands, cheap trick, superficial wit, superficial cleverness, cheap, makeshift (e.g. measures), shortsighted, perfunctory, halfhearted
  • 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
  • 先ず 【まず】 first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else, probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually, more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably, anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
  • まず第一に 【まずだいいちに】 first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters

Readings

Japanese names:
ぽん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian1
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • antes
  • adelante
  • previo
  • precedencia
  • extremo
  • punta
  • final
  • anterior

Portuguese

  • antes
  • prévio
  • na frente
  • futuro
  • precedência

French

  • avant
  • devant
  • précédent
  • futur
  • antériorité
33 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
43 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
49 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
201 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
571 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
65 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
280 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
50 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
145 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3046 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
254 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1349 Morohashi
2394 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350 New Nelson (John Haig)
248 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
54 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2457 2001 Kanji
3b3.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
2421.1 Four corner code
1-32-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5148 Unicode hex code

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
advance, proceed, progress, promote
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
  • 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
  • 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
  • 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
  • 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
  • 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin4
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • avanzar
  • progresar
  • adelantar
  • ascender

Portuguese

  • avanço
  • continuar
  • progresso
  • promover

French

  • progresser
  • avancer
  • promouvoir
259 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
343 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
326 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
175 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4709 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
194 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
262 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1503 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
437 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
267 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
702 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3873 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
568 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38943P Morohashi
3121 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6073 New Nelson (John Haig)
561 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
156 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
378 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2475 2001 Kanji
2q8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3030.1 Four corner code
1-31-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9032 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
square
Parts:
trip, travel
Kun:
たび
On:
リョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
783 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 旅 【リョ】 500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
  • 旅客 【リョカク】 passenger, traveller, traveler, tourist
  • 行旅 【コウリョ】 traveling, travelling, traveler, traveller
  • 修旅 【シュウリョ】 excursion, field trip, school trip

Kun reading compounds

  • 旅 【たび】 travel, trip, journey
  • 旅先 【たびさき】 destination, place one stays during a trip
  • あてなき旅 【あてなきたび】 journey without a destination
  • 股旅 【またたび】 wandering life of a gambler

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu:3
Korean:
ryeo

Spanish

  • viaje
  • trayecto
  • excursión

Portuguese

  • viagem
  • jornada

French

  • voyage
335 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
433 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
410 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
566 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2088 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
335 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
183 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1073 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
222 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
222 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
959 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1153 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
624 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
829 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1057 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13644X Morohashi
922 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2396 New Nelson (John Haig)
1048 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1127 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
368 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
465 2001 Kanji
4h6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
0823.2 Four corner code
1-46-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65c5 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
guest, visitor, customer, client
On:
キャクカク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
557 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 客 【キャク】 guest, visitor, customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger, counter for containers used to entertain guests
  • 客足 【キャクアシ】 customer traffic, customers, custom
  • 論客 【ロンキャク】 controversialist, polemic, disputant
  • 賓客 【ヒンキャク】 guest of honour, guest of honor, privileged guest, visitor
  • 客 【キャク】 guest, visitor, customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger, counter for containers used to entertain guests
  • 客員 【キャクイン】 guest member, associate member, honorary member
  • 論客 【ロンキャク】 controversialist, polemic, disputant
  • 賓客 【ヒンキャク】 guest of honour, guest of honor, privileged guest, visitor

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ke4
Korean:
gaeg

Spanish

  • huésped
  • visitante
  • cliente

Portuguese

  • convidado
  • visitante
  • cliente

French

  • hôte
  • client
  • visiteur
184 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
270 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
252 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
571 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1302 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
434 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
467 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
917 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.11 Japanese for Busy People
641 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
651 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
318 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
476 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2798 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1939 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
300 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7128 Morohashi
2250 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1329 New Nelson (John Haig)
294 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
315 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
321 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
777 2001 Kanji
3m6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
3060.4 Four corner code
1-21-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ba2 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
file, row, rank, tier, column
On:
レツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
927 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
  • 列伝 【レツデン】 series of biographies
  • 配列 【ハイレツ】 arrangement, disposition, array
  • 系列 【ケイレツ】 series, sequence, system, succession, keiretsu (group), conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings, affiliated, subsidiary
  • 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
  • 列車 【レッシャ】 train, railway train
  • 加密列 【カミツレ】 German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), German camomile

Readings

Japanese names:
れっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lie4
Korean:
ryeol

Spanish

  • fila
  • línea
  • hilera

Portuguese

  • arquivo
  • fila
  • posição
  • alinhamento
  • coluna

French

  • file
  • rang
  • colonne
  • queue
537 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
437 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
414 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
891 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2438 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
407 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
352 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
257 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
611 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
621 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
812 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
186 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1018 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
551 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
729 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
820 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1901 Morohashi
824 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
460 New Nelson (John Haig)
812 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
875 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
276 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3143 2001 Kanji
2f4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-2 SKIP code
1220.0 Four corner code
1-46-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5217 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
cart, car
Parts:
car
Kun:
くるま
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
  • 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
  • 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
  • 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie

Kun reading compounds

  • 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
  • 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
  • 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits

Readings

Japanese names:
くら、 くろま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
che1, ju1
Korean:
cha, geo

Spanish

  • coche
  • vehículo
  • rueda

Portuguese

  • carro

French

  • véhicule
  • voiture
88 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
63 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
31 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
162 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4608 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
54 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
91 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
532 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
133 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1769 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
292 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38172 Morohashi
3552 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5939 New Nelson (John Haig)
286 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
231 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
64 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1555 2001 Kanji
7c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-28-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8eca Unicode hex code