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

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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

11 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
freight, goods, property
Kun:
たから
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
822 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 貨幣 【カヘイ】 money, currency, coin
  • 貨物 【カモツ】 cargo, freight, money or assets
  • 基軸通貨 【キジクツウカ】 key currency
  • 英貨 【エイカ】 British currency, pound sterling

Kun reading compounds

  • 宝 【たから】 treasure

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huo4
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • dinero
  • moneda
  • bienes
  • artículos

Portuguese

  • frete
  • bens
  • propriedade

French

  • fret
  • biens
357 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
455 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
432 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
911 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4493 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
220 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
921 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
752 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
765 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
857 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1724 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3113 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1594 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1019 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36678 Morohashi
2465 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5781 New Nelson (John Haig)
1010 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1085 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
561 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
7b4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-7 SKIP code
2480.6 Four corner code
1-18-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ca8 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
Variants:
seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to
Kun:
え.る
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 獲得 【カクトク】 acquisition, possession
  • 獲得形質 【カクトクケイシツ】 acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)
  • 乱獲 【ランカク】 excessive fishing, overfishing, overhunting, excessive taking
  • 収獲 【シュウカク】 catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul

Kun reading compounds

  • 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huo4
Korean:
hoeg

Spanish

  • agarrar
  • coger
  • conseguir
  • adquirir
  • ganar
  • tocarle (algo) a uno

Portuguese

  • prender
  • obter
  • achar
  • ganhar
  • adquirir
  • poder
  • ser capaz de

French

  • prise
  • capturer
  • obtenir
  • gagner
  • acquérir
  • pouvoir
  • pouvoir faire
1079 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1234 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2912 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1364 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1532 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1313 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1392 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1408 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1310 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
959 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
537 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
699 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
708 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20758X Morohashi
779 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3609 New Nelson (John Haig)
701 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
757 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1839 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2967 2001 Kanji
3g13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
4424.7 Four corner code
1-19-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7372 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Kun:
え.るう.る
On:
トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
175 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 得 【トク】 profit, advantage, benefit, gain, rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
  • 得意 【トクイ】 satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation, one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, regular customer, regular client, patron
  • 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
  • 体得 【タイトク】 mastery, learning through experience, realization, realisation, comprehension

Kun reading compounds

  • 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...
  • 得る 【うる】 to be able to ..., can ..., to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
  • 得撫草 【うるっぷそう】 weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)

Readings

Japanese names:
あつ、 てろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
de2, de5, dei3
Korean:
deug

Spanish

  • ventaja
  • beneficio
  • provecho
  • conseguir
  • obtener

Portuguese

  • ganho
  • obtem
  • achado
  • ganhar
  • adquirir
  • poder
  • capacidade
  • lucro
  • vantagem
  • benefício

French

  • obtenir
  • gain
  • gagner
  • trouver
  • acquérir
  • pouvoir
  • profit
  • avantage
  • bénéfice
850 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
587 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
761 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
358 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1622 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
340 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
523 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1299 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
374 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
643 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
631 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
577 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
351 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
435 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
885 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10137 Morohashi
477 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1755 New Nelson (John Haig)
876 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
941 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
167 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
574 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2048 2001 Kanji
3i8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
2624.1 Four corner code
1-38-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f97 Unicode hex code