Jisho

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吸

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
ノ 口 及
suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
Kun:
す.う
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1054 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 吸収 【キュウシュウ】 absorption, suction, attraction
  • 吸血鬼 【キュウケツキ】 vampire, bloodsucker
  • 腹式呼吸 【フクシキコキュウ】 diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing
  • 外呼吸 【ガイコキュウ】 external respiration

Kun reading compounds

  • 吸う 【すう】 to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale, to suck, to sip, to slurp, to absorb, to soak up, to kiss

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi1
Korean:
heub

Spanish

  • aspirar
  • absorber
  • chupar
  • fumar

Portuguese

  • chupar
  • inalar
  • sugar

French

  • aspirer
  • absorber
  • inhaler
  • siroter
849 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
837 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1133 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
885 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1083 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
406 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1256 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1327 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
296 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
234 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
179 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
696 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3372P Morohashi
202 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
713 New Nelson (John Haig)
689 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
744 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
843 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3767 2001 Kanji
3d3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
1-3-4 SKIP code
6704.7 Four corner code
1-21-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5438 Unicode hex code

収

4 strokes (also 5)
Radical:
right hand 又
Parts:
｜ 又
Variants:
收
income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
Kun:
おさ.める、 おさ.まる
On:
シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 収穫 【シュウカク】 harvest, crop, ingathering, fruits (of one's labors), gain, result, returns, catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul
  • 収益 【シュウエキ】 earnings, proceeds, returns, revenue
  • 徴収 【チョウシュウ】 collection (of fees, taxes, etc.), levy
  • 増収 【ゾウシュウ】 increase in yield

Kun reading compounds

  • 収める 【おさめる】 to put (into), to put away (in), to put back (in), to keep (in), to store (in), to restore (to its place), to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.), to contain, to publish (in), to capture (on film), to achieve (results, success, etc.), to obtain, to get, to gain, to win, to make (a profit), to pay (fees, taxes, etc.), to deliver, to supply, to accept (a gift or money), to keep (within a limit), to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.), to dedicate, to subdue, to suppress, to settle, to finish, to conclude, to wind up, to bring to a close
  • 収まる 【おさまる】 to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget), to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position), to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role), to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes), to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate, to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou1

Spanish

  • ingresar
  • obtener
  • recibir
  • almacenar
  • aceptar
  • ser obtenido
  • ser pagado

Portuguese

  • renda
  • obter
  • colheita
  • pagamento
  • oferta
  • loja

French

  • fournir
  • obtenir
  • payer
  • récolter
  • revenu
  • réserve
631 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
898 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
703 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
411 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
860 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
721 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
392 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
133 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
757 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
770 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
828 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
265 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
31 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
17 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
16 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1524 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3128 Morohashi
198 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
675 New Nelson (John Haig)
1510 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1628 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
831 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1267 2001 Kanji
2h2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
2774.0 Four corner code
1-28-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53ce Unicode hex code

不

4 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 ｜ 丶 ノ
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
On:
フ、 ブ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
  • 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
  • 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
  • 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
  • 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
  • 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu4, bu2
Korean:
bu, bul

Spanish

  • prefijo negativo: in-
  • des-

Portuguese

  • Prefixo negativo
  • negativa
  • não
  • feia
  • ruim
  • deselegante

French

  • négation
  • non
  • mauvais
  • laid
  • maladroit
500 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
600 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
572 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
17 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
130 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
104 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
94 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.18 Japanese for Busy People
94 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
422 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
10 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1225 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19 Morohashi
3434 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
13 New Nelson (John Haig)
1217 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
103 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
444 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3154 2001 Kanji
0a4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
3-3-1 SKIP code
3-2-2 SKIP code
1090.0 Four corner code
1-41-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e0d Unicode hex code

良

7 strokes
Radical:
stopping 艮
Parts:
艮
good, pleasing, skilled
Kun:
よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 良 【リョウ】 good (quality, condition, etc.), Good (grade), B
  • 良好 【リョウコウ】 good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory
  • 優良 【ユウリョウ】 superior, excellent, fine
  • 選良 【センリョウ】 member of parliament, the elite

Kun reading compounds

  • 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
  • いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
  • いい塩梅に 【いいあんばいに】 fortunately, luckily
  • いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler

Readings

Japanese names:
じ、 なが、 まこと、 よし、 ら、 りょ、 ろう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liang2
Korean:
ryang

Spanish

  • bueno
  • sobresaliente

Portuguese

  • bom
  • agradável
  • hábil

French

  • bon
  • plaisant
  • habile
530 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
628 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
598 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
520 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3885 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
586 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
861 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
767 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
321 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
602 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1642 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4373 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2216 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2980 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1480 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30597 Morohashi
3558 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4954 New Nelson (John Haig)
1468 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1578 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
479 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
492 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
865 2001 Kanji
0a7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-4 SKIP code
3-5-2 SKIP code
3073.2 Four corner code
1-46-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
826f Unicode hex code

症

10 strokes
Radical:
sickness 疒
Parts:
一 止 疔
symptoms, illness
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 症 【ショウ】 illness, condition, -pathy
  • 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
  • 自閉症 【ジヘイショウ】 autism
  • 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4, zheng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

  • síntoma
  • señal
  • enfermedad

Portuguese

  • sintomas
  • doença

French

  • symptôme
  • maladie
1397 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
955 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3039 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1563 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1545 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1318 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1400 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1363 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1350 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4065 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2062 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2794 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1701 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22140 Morohashi
3280 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3795 New Nelson (John Haig)
1685 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1816 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1369 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
573 2001 Kanji
5i5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-5 SKIP code
0011.1 Four corner code
1-30-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
75c7 Unicode hex code

候

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
ユ ｜ 化 矢 乞
climate, season, weather, wait for, expect
Kun:
そうろう
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
510 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 候 【コウ】 season, weather
  • 候補 【コウホ】 candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination
  • 時候 【ジコウ】 season, time of the year
  • 症候 【ショウコウ】 symptoms

Kun reading compounds

  • 候ふ 【そうろう】 to serve (by a superior's side), to be, to do
  • 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
  • 書き候 【かきそうろう】 (have the honor, honour) to write
  • 御入り候ふ 【おんいりそうろう】 to go, to come, to be

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou4
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • clima
  • tiempo
  • explorar
  • esperar algo
  • forma cortés del verbo ser y estar

Portuguese

  • clima
  • estação
  • tempo

French

  • climat
  • temps
  • saison
607 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
504 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
478 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
817 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
481 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
862 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
325 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1029 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
944 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1174 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
105 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
133 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
89 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
101 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1655 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
775 Morohashi
119 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
250 New Nelson (John Haig)
1640 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1769 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
542 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2163 2001 Kanji
2a8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
2723.4 Four corner code
1-24-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5019 Unicode hex code

群

13 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
一 ノ 并 口 ヨ 王 羊
Variants:
羣
flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Kun:
む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
On:
グン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1012 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 群 【グン】 group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band, group
  • 群衆 【グンシュウ】 group (of people), crowd, horde, throng, mob, multitude
  • 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
  • 層群 【ソウグン】 (geol) group

Kun reading compounds

  • 群れる 【むれる】 to crowd, to flock, to swarm
  • 群れ 【むれ】 group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)
  • 群れる 【むれる】 to crowd, to flock, to swarm
  • 群 【むら】 gathering
  • 群がる 【むらがる】 to swarm, to gather
  • 魚群 【ぎょぐん】 school of fish, shoal of fish
  • 葉群 【はむら】 leaves, foliage
  • 群がる 【むらがる】 to swarm, to gather

Readings

Japanese names:
ぐり、 ぐ、 こお、 こおり、 ごうり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qun2
Korean:
gun

Spanish

  • manada
  • rebaño
  • grupo
  • gentío
  • multitud
  • tropel
  • hacinarse
  • amontonarse
  • aglomerarse

Portuguese

  • bando
  • grupo
  • multidão
  • manada
  • enxame
  • cacho

French

  • troupeau
  • groupe
  • foule
  • essaim
594 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
684 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
657 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
826 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3667 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
769 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
834 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1924 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
794 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
808 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
489 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1569 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1942 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1400 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1171 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28498 Morohashi
1540 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4666 New Nelson (John Haig)
1163 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1247 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
773 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3555 2001 Kanji
3d10.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-6 SKIP code
1865.1 Four corner code
1-23-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7fa4 Unicode hex code