Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
spoon
Parts:
north
Kun:
きた
On:
ホク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
  • 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
  • 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole
  • 西北 【セイホク】 north-west

Kun reading compounds

  • 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
  • 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
  • 西北 【せいほく】 north-west

Readings

Japanese names:
きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei3
Korean:
bug, bae

Spanish

  • Norte
  • huir
  • perder

Portuguese

  • norte

French

  • nord
139 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
224 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
205 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
751 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
156 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
138 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
73 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
231 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
147 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
454 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2574 Morohashi
197 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
581 New Nelson (John Haig)
445 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
480 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
282 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
115 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1256 2001 Kanji
0a5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
1111.0 Four corner code
1-43-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5317 Unicode hex code

19 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
Kun:
On:
ライ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

Kun reading compounds

  • 瀬 【せ】 shallows, shoal, rapids, current, torrent, position, place, chance, opportunity
  • 瀬戸 【せと】 strait, channel
  • 早瀬 【はやせ】 swift current, rapids
  • 高瀬 【たかせ】 shallow river, shallows, flatboat, river boat

Readings

Japanese names:
いわた、 がせ、 しげ、 せい、 せっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lai4
Korean:
roe

Spanish

  • corriente de agua
  • rápidos
  • torrente
  • tiempo
  • ocasión

Portuguese

  • corredeiras
  • corrente
  • torrente
  • baixios
  • banco de areia

French

  • rapides
  • courant
  • torrent
  • hauts fonds
1469 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
947 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2735 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1037 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1509 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2794 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1513 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1614 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1845 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1259 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
995 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
545 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
717 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1682 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18672P Morohashi
806 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3384 New Nelson (John Haig)
1666 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1795 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1914 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
361 2001 Kanji
3a16.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-16 SKIP code
3118.6 Four corner code
1-32-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
702c Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
  • 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
  • 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
  • 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty

Readings

Japanese names:
けい、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia1
Korean:
ga, gae

Spanish

  • excelente
  • bello
  • bonito

Portuguese

  • bom
  • belo
  • excelente
  • agradável
  • hábil

French

  • excellent
  • beau
  • bon
  • plaisant
  • habile
1044 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1606 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
429 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1450 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1044 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
560 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1462 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1557 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1931 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
87 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
63 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
979 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
557 Morohashi
86 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
194 New Nelson (John Haig)
970 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1044 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1149 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-6 SKIP code
2421.4 Four corner code
1-18-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f73 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
pattern, example, model
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1088 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 範 【ハン】 example, model
  • 範囲 【ハンイ】 extent, scope, sphere, range, span
  • 師範 【シハン】 instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
  • 遺範 【イハン】 good example set by those who came before us

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fan4
Korean:
beom

Spanish

  • patrón
  • ejemplo
  • modelo
  • conclusión
  • final

Portuguese

  • modelo
  • exemplo

French

  • modèle
  • exemple
1719 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1126 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3424 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1067 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1606 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2384 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1092 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1143 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1061 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1487 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3360 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2364 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1425 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26253 Morohashi
2709 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4330 New Nelson (John Haig)
1413 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1516 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1789 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
6f9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
8851.2 Four corner code
1-40-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bc4 Unicode hex code