Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
harden, set, clot, curdle
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
750 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 固体 【コタイ】 solid (body), solid matter, solid-state
  • 固形 【コケイ】 solid (body)
  • 凝固 【ギョウコ】 coagulation, freezing, solidification
  • 簡明強固 【カンメイキョウコ】 plain and sturdy

Kun reading compounds

  • 固める 【かためる】 to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt), to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate, to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence), to fortify, to reinforce, to support, to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.), to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise, to tie tightly, to fasten, to hold a bow fully drawn
  • 固まる 【かたまる】 to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain, to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together, to freeze, to hang, to stop responding
  • 塊 【かたまり】 lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster, group, crowd, embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
  • 塊肉 【かたまりにく】 chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling), joint of meat
  • 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
  • かたいことは言いっこなし 【かたいことはいいっこなし】 let's put formalities aside, let's not speak so stiffly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu4
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • endurecer
  • fijar
  • terco
  • testarudo
  • originario de

Portuguese

  • endurecer
  • aglomerar
  • coágulo
  • coagular

French

  • solide
  • durcir
  • résolu
  • coaguler
  • cailler
393 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
501 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
476 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
834 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1036 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
738 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
424 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
744 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
972 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1004 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
470 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
343 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3830 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2658 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
587 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4745 Morohashi
3086 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
949 New Nelson (John Haig)
580 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
622 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
503 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1577 2001 Kanji
3s5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
6060.4 Four corner code
1-24-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56fa Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
determine, fix, establish, decide
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
  • 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
  • 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
  • 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
  • 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
  • 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
  • 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
  • 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change

Kun reading compounds

  • 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
  • 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
  • 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure

Readings

Japanese names:
さた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ding4
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • determinar
  • establecer
  • decidir

Portuguese

  • determinar
  • fixar
  • estabelecer
  • decidir

French

  • déterminé
  • fixé
  • établi
  • décidé
474 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
371 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
351 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
62 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1296 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
218 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
464 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
677 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
355 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
356 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
289 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
473 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2770 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1420 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1916 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
388 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7109 Morohashi
2229 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1323 New Nelson (John Haig)
382 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
408 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
93 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
308 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
770 2001 Kanji
3m5.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3080.1 Four corner code
1-36-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b9a Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
  • 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
  • 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
  • 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging

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
  • 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao4
Korean:
hyo

Spanish

  • eficacia
  • eficiencia
  • efecto
  • ser efectivo

Portuguese

  • mérito
  • eficácia
  • eficiência
  • benefício

French

  • efficacité
  • bénéfique
  • mérite
782 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
697 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
671 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
515 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
722 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
623 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
370 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
653 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
816 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
835 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
216 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1617 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
849 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1164 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1284 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2334 Morohashi
1265 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
535 New Nelson (John Haig)
1276 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1369 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
682 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
445 2001 Kanji
2g6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
0442.7 Four corner code
1-24-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52b9 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
258 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 果 【カ】 phala (attained state, result), enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice), fruit, counter for pieces of fruit
  • 果敢 【カカン】 resolute, determined, bold
  • 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
  • 研究結果 【ケンキュウケッカ】 results of a scientific investigation, findings

Kun reading compounds

  • 果たす 【はたす】 to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, to do ... completely, to do ... entirely
  • 果たす 【はたす】 to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, to do ... completely, to do ... entirely
  • 果てる 【はてる】 to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish, to do utterly, to do completely
  • 果て 【はて】 the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result
  • 果てしない 【はてしない】 endless, boundless, everlasting

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo3
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • fruto
  • resultado
  • llevar a cabo
  • finalizar

Portuguese

  • fruta
  • recompensa
  • levar a cabo
  • alcançar
  • completar
  • fim
  • bem-sucedido

French

  • fruit
  • récompense
  • remplir (tâche)
  • achever
  • compléter
  • finir
  • réussir
  • atteindre un but
560 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
454 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
627 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
277 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
107 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
375 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
625 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
770 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
487 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
496 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1052 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4377 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2217 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2982 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1130 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14556 Morohashi
3560 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2594 New Nelson (John Haig)
1121 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1202 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
250 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
496 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3664 2001 Kanji
0a8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
4-8-1 SKIP code
6090.4 Four corner code
1-18-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
679c Unicode hex code