Jisho

×

前

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
一 并 刈 月
in front, before
Kun:
まえ、 -まえ
On:
ゼン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
  • 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
  • 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
  • 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows

Kun reading compounds

  • 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
  • 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
  • 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
  • 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering

Readings

Japanese names:
さき、 さと、 まい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • antes
  • delante de

Portuguese

  • em frente
  • antes

French

  • devant
  • avant
102 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
177 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
159 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
38 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
595 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
139 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
921 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
47 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
196 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2819 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
296 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2011X Morohashi
2266 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
490 New Nelson (John Haig)
290 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
182 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
943 2001 Kanji
2o7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
2-2-7 SKIP code
8022.1 Four corner code
1-33-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
524d Unicode hex code

傾

13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ハ 匕 目 貝 頁
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
Kun:
かたむ.く、 かたむ.ける、 かたぶ.く、 かた.げる、 かし.げる
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
938 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 傾斜 【ケイシャ】 inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean
  • 傾向 【ケイコウ】 tendency, trend, inclination
  • 前傾 【ゼンケイ】 forward inclination (of the body), bending forward, anteversion
  • 右傾 【ウケイ】 leaning to the right, leaning to the (political) right, rightist tendency, becoming right-wing

Kun reading compounds

  • 傾く 【かたむく】 to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun, moon), to sink, to decline, to wane, to ebb, to fall away, to tend (towards), to be inclined (to), to come around to (opinion, etc.)
  • 傾ける 【かたむける】 to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list, to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into, to ruin, to squander, to empty, to drink (alcohol)
  • 傾く 【かたむく】 to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun, moon), to sink, to decline, to wane, to ebb, to fall away, to tend (towards), to be inclined (to), to come around to (opinion, etc.)
  • 傾げる 【かしげる】 to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant
  • 傾げる 【かしげる】 to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing1, qing2
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • apoyo
  • inclinación
  • hundimiento
  • prejuicio
  • predisposición
  • apoyarse
  • inclinarse
  • hundirse
  • arruinar
  • estropear

Portuguese

  • inclinar
  • inclinação
  • tendência
  • declínio
  • afundar
  • ruina
  • viés

French

  • incliner
  • pencher
  • tendance
  • déclin
  • sombrer
  • ruiner
  • gîte (bateau)
1201 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
913 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
534 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
938 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
333 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1830 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1441 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1533 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
126 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
174 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1020 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1038 Morohashi
154 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
299 New Nelson (John Haig)
1011 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1086 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1605 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2128.6 Four corner code
1-23-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50be Unicode hex code

姿

9 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
冫 女 欠
figure, form, shape
Kun:
すがた
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
441 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 姿勢 【シセイ】 posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body), attitude, approach, stance
  • 姿勢制御 【シセイセイギョ】 attitude control, postural control
  • 雄姿 【ユウシ】 majestic figure, imposing figure, impressive appearance, magnificent appearance
  • 英姿 【エイシ】 gallant figure, impressive figure, noble appearance

Kun reading compounds

  • 姿 【すがた】 figure, form, shape, appearance, dress, guise, state, condition, picture, image, form (of a waka), dressed in ..., wearing ...
  • 姿絵 【すがたえ】 portrait
  • 晴れ姿 【はれすがた】 appearing in one's finest clothes, appearing in one's hour of triumph
  • 舞姿 【まいすがた】 dancing figure, one's appearance when dancing, dancing posture

Readings

Japanese names:
しな
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi1
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • figura
  • forma
  • apariencia

Portuguese

  • figura
  • formulário
  • forma

French

  • silhouette
  • forme
  • aspect
888 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
877 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
592 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1215 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1193 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1217 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
929 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
953 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
661 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
429 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3264 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1684 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
485 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6257X Morohashi
2636 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1216 New Nelson (John Haig)
474 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
513 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
883 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
369 2001 Kanji
3e6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
3740.4 Four corner code
1-27-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59ff Unicode hex code

勢

13 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
丶 儿 力 九 土
forces, energy, military strength
Kun:
いきお.い、 はずみ
On:
セイ、 ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
  • 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
  • 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
  • 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
  • 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
  • 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
  • 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops

Kun reading compounds

  • 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
  • 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
  • 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
  • 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel

Readings

Japanese names:
せ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
se

Spanish

  • fuerza
  • poder
  • influencia
  • vigor

Portuguese

  • forças
  • energia
  • vigor militar

French

  • vigueur
  • forces
  • énergie
  • puissance militaire
441 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
747 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
518 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
365 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
735 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
299 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
375 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2039 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
646 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
656 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
865 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
227 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3542 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1829 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1529 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2422 Morohashi
2857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
558 New Nelson (John Haig)
1515 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1633 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
293 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
779 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1445 2001 Kanji
2g11.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-2 SKIP code
4442.7 Four corner code
4542.7 Four corner code
1-32-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52e2 Unicode hex code