Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
ditch, moat, canal
Kun:
ほり
On:
クツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1285 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 堀 【ほり】 moat, fosse, canal, ditch
  • 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal

Readings

Japanese names:
ほっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ku1, jue2
Korean:
gul

Spanish

  • zanja
  • foso
  • canal

Portuguese

  • trincheira
  • fosso
  • canal

French

  • canal
  • fossé
  • douves
1824 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
941 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1095 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1837 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1154 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1847 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1804 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1942 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1260 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
378 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
561 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
342 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
423 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1071 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5205 Morohashi
467 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1036 New Nelson (John Haig)
1062 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1142 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1417 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1476 2001 Kanji
3b8.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
4717.2 Four corner code
1-43-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5800 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
healthy, health, strength, persistence
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
572 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 健康食品 【ケンコウショクヒン】 health foods
  • 健康 【ケンコウ】 health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome
  • 豪健 【ゴウケン】 hardy, sturdy, robust
  • 質実剛健 【シツジツゴウケン】 unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

Kun reading compounds

  • 健やか 【すこやか】 vigorous, healthy, sound

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 たけ、 たけし、 たて、 とし、 やす、 やすし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
geon, gyeon

Spanish

  • salud
  • saludable
  • vigor
  • fuerza
  • sano

Portuguese

  • saudável
  • saúde
  • vigor
  • persistência

French

  • santé
  • sain
  • bien portant
  • force
  • persistance
599 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
499 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
474 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
568 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
512 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
364 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
329 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1282 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
893 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
914 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1053 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
118 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
152 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
102 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
117 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
983 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
875 Morohashi
134 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278 New Nelson (John Haig)
974 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1048 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
564 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a8.34 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-9 SKIP code
1-2-8 SKIP code
2524.0 Four corner code
1-23-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5065 Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
person
Kun:
ひと-り-と
On:
ジンニン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
  • 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
  • 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
  • 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
  • 人 【ニン】 counter for people
  • 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
  • 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
  • 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent

Kun reading compounds

  • 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
  • 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
  • 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
  • いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren2
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • pessoa

French

  • être humain
  • personne
30 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
39 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
39 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
339 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
14 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
1 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
42 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
344 Morohashi
3368 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
99 New Nelson (John Haig)
951 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
7 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1262 2001 Kanji
2a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-31-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eba Unicode hex code