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唄

10 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
ハ 口 目 貝
song, ballad
Kun:
うた、 うた.う
On:
バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2051 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 貝葉 【バイヨウ】 palm-leaf manuscript
  • 梵唄 【ボンバイ】 song praising the virtues of the Buddha, chanting of Buddhist hymns

Kun reading compounds

  • 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
  • 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
  • 長唄 【ながうた】 long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
  • 紡ぎ歌 【つむぎうた】 spinning song
  • 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bai4, bei5
Korean:
pae

Spanish

  • canción
  • balada (acompañada de shamisen)

Portuguese

French

924 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1045 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2039 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
396 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
477 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
358 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3694 Morohashi
400 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
802 New Nelson (John Haig)
2178 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
57 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
6608.0 Four corner code
1-17-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5504 Unicode hex code

手

4 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
手
hand
Kun:
て、 て-、 -て、 た-
On:
シュ、 ズ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
  • 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
  • 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
  • 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
  • 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
  • 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life

Kun reading compounds

  • 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  • 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
  • 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
  • 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou3
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • mano

Portuguese

  • mão

French

  • main
28 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
35 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
32 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
42 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1827 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
37 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
54 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
118 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
57 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
170 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
847 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4267 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
644 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11768 Morohashi
3456 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2060 New Nelson (John Haig)
637 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
57 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
30 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2247 2001 Kanji
3c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
2-1-3 SKIP code
2050.0 Four corner code
1-28-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
624b Unicode hex code

冥

10 strokes
Radical:
cover 冖
Parts:
亠 ハ 冖 日
dark
Kun:
くら.い
On:
メイ、 ミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
  • 瞑想 【メイソウ】 meditation (with closed eyes), contemplation
  • 晦冥 【カイメイ】 darkness
  • 天地晦冥 【テンチカイメイ】 the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness
  • 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
  • 冥利 【ミョウリ】 providence, luck, favor, favour, advantage

Kun reading compounds

  • 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • oscuro
  • incomprensible
  • profundo
  • el más allá

Portuguese

French

630 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1158 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1522 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2613 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1810 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1588 Morohashi
405 New Nelson (John Haig)
2841 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
322 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2i8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
3780.0 Four corner code
1-44-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
51a5 Unicode hex code

利

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
刈 禾
profit, advantage, benefit
Kun:
き.く
On:
リ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
  • 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
  • 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
  • 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)

Kun reading compounds

  • 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try

Readings

Japanese names:
かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • ganancia
  • ventaja
  • beneficio
  • ser efectivo

Portuguese

  • lucro
  • vantagem
  • benefício

French

  • profit
  • avantage
  • bénéfice
528 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
626 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
596 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
219 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3264 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
200 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
355 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
436 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
329 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
189 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1431 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
915 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1932 Morohashi
1114 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 New Nelson (John Haig)
906 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
491 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2243 2001 Kanji
5d2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
2290.0 Four corner code
1-45-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5229 Unicode hex code

其

8 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
一 ハ 甘
Variants:
丌
that
Kun:
それ、 その
On:
キ、 ギ、 ゴ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 其れ 【それ】 that, it, then, that point (in time), that time, there, you
  • 其れから 【それから】 and then, after that
  • 其の 【その】 that, the, part (as in "part two"), um ..., er ..., uh ...
  • その上 【そのうえ】 in addition, furthermore, above (which), on top of (which)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2, ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • eso
  • ese

Portuguese

French

  • cela
590 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
734 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3255 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2285 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2057 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1472 Morohashi
2629 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
378 New Nelson (John Haig)
2o6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-2 SKIP code
4480.1 Four corner code
1-34-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5176 Unicode hex code

壱

7 strokes
Radical:
scholar, bachelor 士
Parts:
冖 匕 士
Variants:
壹
one (in documents)
Kun:
ひとつ
On:
イチ、 イツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
  • 壱越調 【イチコツチョウ】 ichikotsu mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
  • 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 かず
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi1
Korean:
il

Spanish

  • I
  • uno (para documentos legales)

Portuguese

  • Um

French

  • un (I)
740 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
810 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1938 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1059 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
708 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1175 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
467 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1730 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1848 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1911 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
395 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2723 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1392 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1879 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
467 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5647 Morohashi
2197 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
983 New Nelson (John Haig)
457 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
496 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1110 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1456 2001 Kanji
3p4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4071.2 Four corner code
1-16-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58f1 Unicode hex code