Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
wrap, embrace
Parts:
wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
  • 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
  • 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
  • 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure

Kun reading compounds

  • 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
  • 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 かね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao1
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • envolver
  • empaquetar
  • cubrir

Portuguese

  • movimentar
  • embrulhar
  • capa
  • esconde

French

  • emballer
  • envelopper
  • recouvrir
  • cacher
511 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
611 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
583 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1112 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
377 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
218 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
819 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1013 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
230 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3684 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1880 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2560 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
536 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2506P Morohashi
2966 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 New Nelson (John Haig)
530 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
569 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
456 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2556 2001 Kanji
0a5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
2771.2 Four corner code
1-42-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5305 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict
Kun:
くく.る
On:
カツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1026 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 括約筋 【カツヤクキン】 sphincter, sphincter muscle, constrictor
  • 総括 【ソウカツ】 summarization, summary, generalization, review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
  • 概括 【ガイカツ】 summary, generalization, generalisation

Kun reading compounds

  • 括る 【くくる】 to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gua1, kuo4
Korean:
gwal

Spanish

  • sujetar
  • amarrar
  • abrochar
  • atar

Portuguese

  • fechar
  • amarrar
  • prisão
  • constranger

French

  • lier
  • attacher
  • arrêter
  • serrer
1085 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1664 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1896 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1474 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1353 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1260 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1332 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1472 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
885 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
449 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
276 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
334 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
668 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11988 Morohashi
376 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2143 New Nelson (John Haig)
661 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
714 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1257 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3c6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5206.4 Four corner code
1-19-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62ec Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
politics, government
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
  • 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
  • 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
  • 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
  • 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent

Kun reading compounds

  • 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
  • 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
  • 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
  • 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines

Readings

Japanese names:
ただ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • política
  • gobierno
  • reglas

Portuguese

  • política
  • governo

French

  • politique
  • gouvernement
646 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
746 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
724 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2045 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
124 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
586 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
881 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
483 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
492 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
530 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
937 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1468 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
779 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
387 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13135X Morohashi
1142 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2335 New Nelson (John Haig)
381 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
407 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
23 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
700 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3166 2001 Kanji
4i5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1814.0 Four corner code
1-32-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
653f Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
Variants:
party, faction, clique
Kun:
なかまむら
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
39 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 党 【トウ】 party (political), person who is fond of, fan of
  • 党員 【トウイン】 party member
  • 両党 【リョウトウ】 both political parties
  • 同党 【ドウトウ】 same (political) party, the said party

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dang3
Korean:
dang

Spanish

  • partido
  • facción

Portuguese

  • partido
  • facção
  • claque

French

  • parti politique
  • faction
  • clique
848 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
957 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
946 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
106 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1363 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
339 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1191 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
495 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
504 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
710 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
515 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3190 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1647 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2236 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
805 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1381 Morohashi
2581 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
363 New Nelson (John Haig)
797 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
860 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
76 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
911 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1057 2001 Kanji
3n7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-5 SKIP code
2-3-7 SKIP code
9021.6 Four corner code
1-37-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
515a Unicode hex code