Jisho

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原

10 strokes
Radical:
cliff 厂
Parts:
厂 小 白
Variants:
厡
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Kun:
はら
On:
ゲン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
  • 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
  • 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
  • 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen

Kun reading compounds

  • 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
  • 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
  • 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
  • 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle

Readings

Japanese names:
た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yuan2
Korean:
weon

Spanish

  • origen
  • pradera
  • prado
  • campo

Portuguese

  • prado
  • original
  • primitivo
  • campo
  • planície
  • pradaria
  • tundra
  • sertão

French

  • pré
  • prairie
  • champ
  • original
  • primitif
  • toundra
  • désert (étendue sauvage)
205 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
119 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
107 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
825 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
202 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
388 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1231 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
136 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
136 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
405 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
260 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3733 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1910 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2593 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
136 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2973 Morohashi
3009 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
652 New Nelson (John Haig)
134 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
142 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
113 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
192 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3341 2001 Kanji
2p8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-8 SKIP code
7129.6 Four corner code
1-24-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
539f Unicode hex code

子

3 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun:
こ、 -こ、 ね
On:
シ、 ス、 ツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
  • 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
  • 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
  • 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
  • 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
  • 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
  • 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
  • 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs

Kun reading compounds

  • 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
  • 子 【こう】 child, interest
  • 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
  • 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
  • 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
  • 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
  • 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
  • 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi3, zi2, zi5
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • chiquillo
  • niño

Portuguese

  • criança

French

  • enfant
  • signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
  • signe du Rat (zodiaque)
  • 23 h à 01 h
  • Nord (0°)
31 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
40 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
25 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
56 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1264 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
61 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
38 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
103 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
455 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4196 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
96 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6930 Morohashi
3390 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1281 New Nelson (John Haig)
95 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
18 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3547 2001 Kanji
2c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
4-2-1 SKIP code
1740.7 Four corner code
1-27-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b50 Unicode hex code

力

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code

損

13 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
ハ 口 扎 目 貝
damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
Kun:
そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる
On:
ソン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
807 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 損 【ソン】 loss, damage, harm, unprofitable, disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable
  • 損益 【ソンエキ】 profit and loss, advantage and disadvantage
  • 毀損 【キソン】 damage, injury, defamation, harm
  • 海損 【カイソン】 sea damage, average loss

Kun reading compounds

  • 損なう 【そこなう】 to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin, to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do, to almost do, to come close to doing
  • 損なう 【そこなう】 to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin, to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do, to almost do, to come close to doing
  • 損ねる 【そこねる】 to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck, to miss one's chance to (do something), to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sun3
Korean:
son

Spanish

  • pérdida
  • desaparición
  • desventaja
  • dañar
  • herir

Portuguese

  • prejuízo
  • perda
  • desvantagem
  • ferida
  • ferir

French

  • blesser
  • nuire
  • dommages
  • perte
837 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
768 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
745 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1070 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1979 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
449 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
581 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
350 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
351 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
396 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
922 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
801 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
468 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
596 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
673 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12459 Morohashi
651 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2255 New Nelson (John Haig)
666 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
719 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
780 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1361 2001 Kanji
3c10.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
5608.6 Four corner code
1-34-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
640d Unicode hex code

害

10 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
二 亠 口 土 宀
harm, injury
On:
ガイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
358 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 害 【ガイ】 injury, harm, evil influence, damage
  • 害虫 【ガイチュウ】 harmful insect, noxious insect, vermin, pest
  • 薬害 【ヤクガイ】 harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
  • 傷害 【ショウガイ】 injury, inflicting bodily injury

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hai4
Korean:
hae, hal

Spanish

  • desastre
  • obstáculo
  • daño
  • lesión

Portuguese

  • dano
  • injúria

French

  • tort
  • mal
  • blessure
362 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
460 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
437 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
425 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1306 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
450 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
468 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1181 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
518 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
527 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
785 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
481 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2826 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1457 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1962 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1565 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7165 Morohashi
2272 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1333 New Nelson (John Haig)
1551 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1671 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
428 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
538 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
777 2001 Kanji
3m7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3060.1 Four corner code
1-19-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bb3 Unicode hex code

賠

15 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
ハ 口 目 立 貝
compensation, indemnify
On:
バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1243 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 賠償 【バイショウ】 compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages
  • 賠償金 【バイショウキン】 indemnities, reparations
  • 損賠 【ソンバイ】 restitution, compensation for damages

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pei2
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • compensación
  • indemnización

Portuguese

  • compensação
  • indenização

French

  • compensations
  • dédommagement
  • indemnité
1693 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1780 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4512 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1808 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1785 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1829 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1978 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1642 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1747 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1991 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1063 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
487 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36818 Morohashi
1582 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5810 New Nelson (John Haig)
476 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
515 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1802 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3977 2001 Kanji
7b8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
6086.1 Four corner code
1-39-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ce0 Unicode hex code

償

17 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ハ 冖 口 尚 目 貝
reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem
Kun:
つぐな.う
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
854 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 償却 【ショウキャク】 repayment, redemption, depreciation, amortization, amortisation
  • 償還 【ショウカン】 repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation
  • 無償 【ムショウ】 without compensation, without reward, without pay, free (of charge)
  • 有償 【ユウショウ】 (involving) payment, (involving) compensation, paying a fee

Kun reading compounds

  • 償う 【つぐなう】 to make up for, to compensate for, to indemnify, to recompense, to redeem (e.g. a fault), to atone for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang2
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • compensación
  • indemnización
  • compensar
  • resarcir
  • recompensar

Portuguese

  • reparação
  • compensação
  • recompensa
  • redimir
  • resgate

French

  • compensation
  • réparation
  • indemnisation
  • se racheter
  • récompense
1412 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1101 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
563 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1355 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1073 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
971 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1003 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
712 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
139 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
199 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
129 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
155 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
994 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1245 Morohashi
176 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333 New Nelson (John Haig)
985 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1060 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1866 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a15.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-15 SKIP code
2928.6 Four corner code
1-29-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
511f Unicode hex code

法

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
厶 土 汁
Variants:
佱 灋
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Kun:
のり
On:
ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
  • 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
  • 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
  • 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
  • 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
  • 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
  • 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
  • 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra

Kun reading compounds

  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
  • 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
  • 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
  • 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements

Readings

Japanese names:
ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa3, fa4
Korean:
beob

Spanish

  • método
  • ley
  • doctrina

Portuguese

  • método
  • lei
  • regra
  • princípio
  • modelo
  • sistema

French

  • méthode
  • loi
  • règle
  • principe
  • modèle
  • système
513 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
612 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
584 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
145 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2535 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
213 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
676 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
824 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
391 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
758 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17290 Morohashi
333 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3107 New Nelson (John Haig)
751 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
516 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371 2001 Kanji
3a5.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3413.1 Four corner code
1-43-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cd5 Unicode hex code