Jisho

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2 strokes
Radical:
right hand
Parts:
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
Kun:
またまた-また.の-
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1874 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

Kun reading compounds

  • 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect
  • 又は 【または】 or, either ... or ...
  • 尚又 【なおまた】 besides, moreover, furthermore, further, in addition (to that)
  • 猫又 【ねこまた】 nekomata, fork-tailed cat yōkai, giant beast that inhabits the mountains

Readings

Japanese names:
やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you4
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • otra vez
  • además
  • por otra parte
  • otro
  • distinto

Portuguese

  • ou outra vez
  • além disso
  • na outra mão

French

  • ou encore
  • de plus
  • d'un autre côté
1835 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1460 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
855 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1851 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1119 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
13 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1593 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1700 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1762 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
264 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4158 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2108 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2853 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
703 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3115 Morohashi
3351 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
668 New Nelson (John Haig)
696 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
752 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
467 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1009 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3567 2001 Kanji
2h0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-1 SKIP code
7740.0 Four corner code
1740.0 Four corner code
1-43-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53c8 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
good luck, joy, congratulations
Kun:
よし
On:
キチキツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
  • 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
  • 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
  • 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
  • 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
  • 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)

Kun reading compounds

  • 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
  • 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
  • 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
  • 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
gil

Spanish

  • buena suerte
  • alegría
  • felicitaciones

Portuguese

  • boa sorte
  • prazer
  • congratulações

French

  • bonne chance
  • joie
  • félicitations
1142 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
464 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1053 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
990 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1124 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
278 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
282 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1369 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1855 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
326 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3289 Morohashi
2167 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
711 New Nelson (John Haig)
320 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
342 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1064 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477 2001 Kanji
3p3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4060.1 Four corner code
1-21-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5409 Unicode hex code