Jisho

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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

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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

至

6 strokes
Radical:
arrive 至
Parts:
一 厶 土 至
climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
Kun:
いた.る
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
996 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 至 【シ】 to (a place), until (a time)
  • 至上 【シジョウ】 supremacy
  • 必至 【ヒッシ】 inevitable, necessary, foregone, brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
  • 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice

Kun reading compounds

  • 至る 【いたる】 to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain, to lead to (a place), to get to, in the extreme case of, to come, to arrive, to result in
  • 至る所 【いたるところ】 everywhere, all over, throughout

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ、 のり、 みち、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • llegar
  • alcanzar
  • apogeo
  • clímax

Portuguese

  • clímax
  • chegar
  • continuar
  • alcançar
  • atingir
  • resultar em

French

  • aboutissement
  • paroxysme
  • solstice
  • atteindre
  • arriver à
  • direction
  • résultat
796 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
886 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
875 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1093 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3845 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
725 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1685 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
485 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
902 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
924 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1198 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1589 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2707 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1382 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1869 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
760 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30142 Morohashi
2182 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4903 New Nelson (John Haig)
753 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
815 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
475 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
845 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
3b3.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
1010.4 Four corner code
1-27-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81f3 Unicode hex code

菩

11 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
口 艾 立
kind of grass, sacred tree
On:
ボ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
  • 菩提 【ボダイ】 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pu2
Korean:
bo

Spanish

  • sonido 'bo' en sánscrito

Portuguese

French

3978 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2868 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1992 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31205X Morohashi
5093 New Nelson (John Haig)
2957 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2963 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k8.21 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
2-4-8 SKIP code
4460.1 Four corner code
1-42-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83e9 Unicode hex code

薩

17 strokes (also 16)
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
ノ 亠 并 厂 阡 艾 生 立
salvation, Buddha
On:
サツ、 サチ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1984 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • 薩英戦争 【サツエイセンソウ】 Anglo-Satsuma War (1863), Bombardment of Kagoshima
  • 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
  • 観自在菩薩 【カンジザイボサツ】 Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Kwannon, Guanyin, Buddhist deity of compassion
  • 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

Readings

Japanese names:
さっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sa4
Korean:
sal

Spanish

  • Buda
  • sonido 'satsu' en sánscrito

Portuguese

French

4066 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2684 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3016 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2104 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
32189P Morohashi
5217 New Nelson (John Haig)
2956 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2962 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k13.14 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-14 SKIP code
2-4-14 SKIP code
4421.4 Four corner code
1-27-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85a9 Unicode hex code