Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
evening, sunset
Parts:
outside
Kun:
そとほかはず.すはず.れると-
On:
ガイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
  • 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
  • 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
  • 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
  • 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
  • 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon

Kun reading compounds

  • 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
  • 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
  • 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
  • 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
  • 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
  • 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
  • この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
  • 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
  • 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
  • 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against

Readings

Japanese names:
うい、 け、 ふか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wai4
Korean:
oe

Spanish

  • fuera
  • exterior
  • otro
  • desatar
  • estar desatado
  • estar desconectado

Portuguese

  • Exterior

French

  • extérieur
56 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
96 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
91 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
120 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1168 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
42 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
139 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
83 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
150 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
404 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5750 Morohashi
186 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1125 New Nelson (John Haig)
111 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
116 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
69 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
105 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2554 2001 Kanji
2m3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
2320.0 Four corner code
1-19-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5916 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
lid
Parts:
mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
178 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 交 【コウ】 association, fellowship, change (of season, year, etc.)
  • 交易 【コウエキ】 trade, commerce
  • 親交 【シンコウ】 intimacy, friendship, friendly relations
  • 国交 【コッコウ】 diplomatic relations

Kun reading compounds

  • 交わる 【まじわる】 to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
  • 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
  • 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
  • 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
  • 混ざる 【まざる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
  • 混ぜる 【まぜる】 to mix, to stir, to blend
  • 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
  • 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
  • 交々 【こもごも】 alternately, in succession

Readings

Japanese names:
かた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao1
Korean:
gyo

Spanish

  • cambio
  • reemplazo
  • mezcla
  • asociación
  • cruzarse
  • mezclarse
  • cruzar
  • mezclar

Portuguese

  • Misturar-se
  • misturando
  • associação
  • vindo & indo

French

  • mélanger
  • échanges
  • association
  • mêler
  • aller et venir
212 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
128 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
115 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
200 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
290 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
86 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
298 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
293 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
114 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
504 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
38 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2508 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1272 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1738 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1283 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
291 Morohashi
2015 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
90 New Nelson (John Haig)
1275 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1368 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
120 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466 2001 Kanji
2j4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2-4-2 SKIP code
0040.8 Four corner code
1-24-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ea4 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
958 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弱 【ジャク】 a little less than, a little under, slightly fewer than, weakness, the weak, low (setting), -lower (seismic intensity)
  • 弱者 【ジャクシャ】 weak person, the weak, vulnerable person, disadvantaged person
  • 精神薄弱 【セイシンハクジャク】 feeble-mindedness, intellectual disability
  • 薄弱 【ハクジャク】 feebleness, weakness, weak

Kun reading compounds

  • 弱い 【よわい】 weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
  • 弱い経済 【よわいけいざい】 weak economy
  • 弱る 【よわる】 to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health), to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited, to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed
  • 弱まる 【よわまる】 to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed
  • 弱める 【よわめる】 to weaken

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ruo4
Korean:
yag

Spanish

  • débil
  • endeble
  • delicado
  • debilitarse
  • debilitar

Portuguese

  • frágil
  • fraco

French

  • faible
  • fragile
236 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
154 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
138 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
819 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
595 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
169 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1647 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
218 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
218 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
610 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1499 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
792 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1080 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1244 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9791P Morohashi
1167 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1692 New Nelson (John Haig)
1236 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1323 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
196 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3553 2001 Kanji
3h7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-5 SKIP code
1712.7 Four corner code
1-28-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f31 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
forces, energy, military strength
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
  • 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
  • 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
  • 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
  • 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
  • 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
  • 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops

Kun reading compounds

  • 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
  • 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
  • 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
  • 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
se

Spanish

  • fuerza
  • poder
  • influencia
  • vigor

Portuguese

  • forças
  • energia
  • vigor militar

French

  • vigueur
  • forces
  • énergie
  • puissance militaire
441 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
747 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
518 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
365 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
735 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
299 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
375 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2039 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
646 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
656 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
865 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
227 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3542 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1829 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1529 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2422 Morohashi
2857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
558 New Nelson (John Haig)
1515 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1633 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
293 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
779 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1445 2001 Kanji
2g11.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-2 SKIP code
4442.7 Four corner code
4542.7 Four corner code
1-32-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52e2 Unicode hex code