Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
Variants:
pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 圧 【アツ】 pressure, force
  • 圧力 【アツリョク】 pressure, stress, pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
  • 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
  • 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
  • 圧状 【オウジョウ】 document written under duress, coercion

Kun reading compounds

  • 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
  • 圧す 【へす】 to dent, to press, to push
  • 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
  • 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ya1, ya4
Korean:
ab

Spanish

  • presión
  • opresión

Portuguese

  • pressão
  • empurrar
  • inundar
  • oprimir
  • dominar

French

  • pression
  • pousser
  • submerger
  • oppresser
  • dominer
544 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
641 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
612 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
598 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
818 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
874 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
426 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1342 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1425 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1197 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
348 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3688 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1883 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2563 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
154 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4879P Morohashi
2970 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
970 New Nelson (John Haig)
152 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
163 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
397 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
645 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3372 2001 Kanji
2p3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
7121.4 Four corner code
1-16-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5727 Unicode hex code

8 strokes (also 7)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
urge, force, imminent, spur on
Kun:
せま.る
On:
ハク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 迫撃 【ハクゲキ】 close attack
  • 迫害 【ハクガイ】 persecution, oppression
  • 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
  • 威迫 【イハク】 menace, threat, intimidation

Kun reading compounds

  • 迫る 【せまる】 to approach, to draw near, to be imminent, to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel

Readings

Japanese names:
さこ、 せ、 せこ、 はさ、 はさま、 はざま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
po4, pai3
Korean:
bag

Spanish

  • estrechar
  • acercarse
  • atormentar
  • acosar
  • presionar

Portuguese

  • Urgir
  • forçar
  • esporear

French

  • pousser
  • forcer
  • harceler
  • imminent
  • éperonner
1697 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
842 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4676 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1411 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1805 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
747 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1175 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1233 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
964 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
684 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3815 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2647 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
288 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38797P Morohashi
3074 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6031 New Nelson (John Haig)
282 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
300 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1218 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
2q5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
3630.0 Four corner code
1-39-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8feb Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
wrap, embrace
Parts:
wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
  • 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
  • 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
  • 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure

Kun reading compounds

  • 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
  • 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 かね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao1
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • envolver
  • empaquetar
  • cubrir

Portuguese

  • movimentar
  • embrulhar
  • capa
  • esconde

French

  • emballer
  • envelopper
  • recouvrir
  • cacher
511 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
611 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
583 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1112 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
377 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
218 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
819 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1013 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
230 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3684 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1880 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2560 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
536 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2506P Morohashi
2966 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 New Nelson (John Haig)
530 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
569 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
456 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2556 2001 Kanji
0a5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
2771.2 Four corner code
1-42-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5305 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf
Parts:
Variants:
sash, belt, obi, zone, region
Kun:
お.びるおび
On:
タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
746 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 帯 【タイ】 band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
  • 帯状疱疹 【タイジョウホウシン】 shingles, herpes zoster
  • 付帯 【フタイ】 incidental, ancillary, accessory, secondary, collateral
  • 亜熱帯 【アネッタイ】 subtropics

Kun reading compounds

  • 帯びる 【おびる】 to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear, to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on, to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
  • 帯 【おび】 obi (kimono sash), obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product), band, belt, strip, cingulum, radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
  • 帯びる 【おびる】 to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear, to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on, to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
  • 単帯 【ひとえおび】 unlined sash
  • 赤帯 【あかおび】 red sash, red belt

Readings

Japanese names:
たて
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dai4
Korean:
dae

Spanish

  • faja
  • cinturón
  • zona
  • región
  • llevar
  • transportar
  • ceñirse

Portuguese

  • Faixa
  • cinto
  • obi
  • zona
  • região

French

  • ceinture
  • écharpe
  • obi
  • zone
  • région
669 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
566 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
539 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
718 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1474 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
614 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
498 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1192 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
963 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
994 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1065 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
565 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3191 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1648 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2237 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
422 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8929 Morohashi
2582 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1563 New Nelson (John Haig)
415 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
444 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
552 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1944 2001 Kanji
3f7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-5 SKIP code
2-4-5 SKIP code
4422.7 Four corner code
1-34-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e2f Unicode hex code