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姓

8 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
女 生
surname
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 姓 【セイ】 surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
  • 姓名 【セイメイ】 (full) name, family name and given name
  • 旧姓 【キュウセイ】 one's original family name, maiden name
  • 同姓 【ドウセイ】 same surname
  • 姓 【セイ】 surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
  • 俗姓 【ゾクショウ】 secular surname (of a priest)
  • 小百姓 【コビャクショウ】 peasant, small farmer

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing4
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • apellido

Portuguese

  • sobrenome

French

  • nom de famille
1471 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1766 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1203 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1150 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
450 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
846 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1746 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1869 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
598 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
440 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
334 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
209 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
251 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1571 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6178 Morohashi
279 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1196 New Nelson (John Haig)
1557 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1678 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1163 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1772 2001 Kanji
3e5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
4541.0 Four corner code
1-32-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59d3 Unicode hex code

名

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 夕
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun:
な、 -な
On:
メイ、 ミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
  • 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
  • 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
  • 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
  • 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
  • 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym

Kun reading compounds

  • 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
  • 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
  • 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

Readings

Japanese names:
と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • nombre
  • célebre
  • distinguido
  • reputación

Portuguese

  • nome
  • fama
  • distinção
  • reputação

French

  • nom
  • célèbre
  • fameux
  • réputation
140 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
71 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
116 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
346 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
82 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3297 Morohashi
2169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
716 New Nelson (John Haig)
112 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
53 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2577 2001 Kanji
3d3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-1 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2760.0 Four corner code
1-44-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d Unicode hex code

判

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
｜ 二 并 刈 十
judgement, judgment, signature, stamp, seal
Kun:
わか.る
On:
ハン、 バン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 判 【ハン】 seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment, judgement, size (of paper or books)
  • 判決 【ハンケツ】 judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree
  • 自己批判 【ジコヒハン】 self-criticism
  • 誤判 【ゴハン】 misjudgement, misjudgment, erroneous judgement, miscarriage of justice
  • 判 【ハン】 seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment, judgement, size (of paper or books)
  • 司法裁判 【シホウサイバン】 judicial trial
  • 大判 【オオバン】 large size (paper, book, etc.), ōban, large oval gold coin used in the Edo period

Kun reading compounds

  • 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pan4
Korean:
pan

Spanish

  • diferenciar
  • distinguir
  • juzgar
  • sello
  • marca
  • señal
  • sufijo para tamaño (papel)

Portuguese

  • julgamento
  • assinatura
  • selo
  • carimbo

French

  • jugement
  • signature
  • tampon
  • sceau
860 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
790 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
769 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
291 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
673 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
497 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
354 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
434 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1026 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1065 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
899 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
187 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1441 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
765 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1038 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1213 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1923 Morohashi
1122 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
465 New Nelson (John Haig)
1205 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1289 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
187 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
673 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1043 2001 Kanji
2f5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
9250.0 Four corner code
1-40-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5224 Unicode hex code

断

11 strokes
Radical:
axe 斤
Parts:
一 ｜ 斤 米
Variants:
斷
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Kun:
た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
On:
ダン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
338 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 断 【ダン】 decision, judgment, resolution
  • 断言 【ダンゲン】 assertion, declaration, affirmation
  • 独断 【ドクダン】 one's own judgement (judgment), decision made without consulting others, arbitrary decision, dogmatism
  • 縦断 【ジュウダン】 running through (north-south), cutting across, travelling across, cutting vertically, sectioning longitudinally

Kun reading compounds

  • 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
  • 断る 【ことわる】 to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline, to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance, to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
  • 断るまでもなく 【ことわるまでもなく】 needless to say

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
duan4
Korean:
dan

Spanish

  • cortar
  • interrumpir
  • rehusar
  • declinar
  • rechazar

Portuguese

  • desligamento
  • decadência
  • recusa
  • pedir desculpas
  • avisar
  • despedir
  • proíbir
  • decisão
  • julgamento
  • incisivo

French

  • refus
  • décliner
  • rupture
  • excuses
  • prévenir
  • rejeter
  • interdire
  • décision
  • jugement
  • trancher
841 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
773 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
750 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
493 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2078 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
606 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
594 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1669 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1024 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
900 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
955 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1885 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1001 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1145 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13557 Morohashi
1492 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2385 New Nelson (John Haig)
1136 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1218 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
426 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
743 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1254 2001 Kanji
6b5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
2272.1 Four corner code
1-35-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65ad Unicode hex code