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孤

9 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
子 瓜
orphan, alone
On:
コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1239 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 孤 【コ】 being alone, solitude, loneliness, orphan
  • 孤児 【コジ】 orphan, person without friends
  • 遺孤 【イコ】 orphan

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • huérfano
  • sólo

Portuguese

  • órfão
  • só

French

  • orphelin
  • seul
1229 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1440 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1270 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1768 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1205 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1480 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1577 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
462 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
426 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
263 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
317 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1897 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6966X Morohashi
356 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293 New Nelson (John Haig)
1879 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2024 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1225 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
2c6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
1-2-6 SKIP code
1-2-5 SKIP code
1243.0 Four corner code
1-24-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b64 Unicode hex code

独

9 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
犯 虫
Variants:
獨
single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
Kun:
ひと.り
On:
ドク、 トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
365 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 独 【ドク】 Germany
  • 独裁 【ドクサイ】 dictatorship, despotism, autocracy, running (a company, etc.) despotically
  • 西独 【セイドク】 West Germany (1949-1990)
  • 英独 【エイドク】 United Kingdom and Germany, British-German, Anglo-German, English-German

Kun reading compounds

  • 一人 【ひとり】 one person, being alone, being by oneself, being single, being unmarried, by oneself, alone, just, only, simply
  • 一人歩き 【ひとりあるき】 taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.), walking by oneself, taking a walk by oneself, walking unaided, being able to walk without help, standing on one's own feet, being independent, taking care of oneself

Readings

Japanese names:
どいつ、 どっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du2
Korean:
dog

Spanish

  • único
  • sólo
  • Alemania

Portuguese

  • solteiro
  • só
  • espontaneamente
  • Alemanha

French

  • célibataire
  • seul
  • spontanément
  • Allemagne
687 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
784 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
763 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
479 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2884 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
618 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
728 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
788 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
219 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
559 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1303 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
471 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
293 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
354 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
528 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20406 Morohashi
395 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3574 New Nelson (John Haig)
522 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
561 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
205 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
704 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2971 2001 Kanji
3g6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
4523.6 Four corner code
1-38-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
72ec Unicode hex code

自

6 strokes
Radical:
self 自
Parts:
目 自
oneself
Kun:
みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
On:
ジ、 シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
  • 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
  • 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
  • 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
  • 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
  • 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually

Kun reading compounds

  • 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
  • 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
  • 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
  • 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
  • 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord

Readings

Japanese names:
より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi4
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • uno mismo
  • por sí mismo
  • auto-

Portuguese

  • a si próprio

French

  • soi-même
229 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
150 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
134 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3841 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
60 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
242 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
62 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1587 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4338 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30095 Morohashi
3525 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4900 New Nelson (John Haig)
36 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
126 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
879 2001 Kanji
5c1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-28-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81ea Unicode hex code

転

11 strokes
Radical:
cart, car 車
Parts:
二 厶 車
Variants:
轉
revolve, turn around, change
Kun:
ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 転 【テン】 change in pronunciation or meaning of a word, sound change, word with an altered pronunciation or meaning, turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
  • 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
  • 不退転 【フタイテン】 determination, conviction
  • 大回転 【ダイカイテン】 giant slalom, big rotation

Kun reading compounds

  • 転がる 【ころがる】 to roll, to tumble, to fall over, to roll over, to lie down, to be scattered about, to be lying around, (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out, to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
  • 転がる石には苔は付かない 【ころがるいしにはこけはつかない】 a rolling stone gathers no moss
  • 転げる 【ころげる】 to roll over, to tumble, to roll about (with laughter)
  • 転がす 【ころがす】 to roll, to wheel, to trundle, to drive (a car), to turn over, to tip over, to throw down, to leave, to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
  • 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
  • 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
  • 転 【うたた】 more and more, increasingly, all the more
  • うたた寝 【うたたね】 doze, nap, snooze
  • 眩く 【くるめく】 to feel dizzy, to feel faint, to spin, to revolve, to twirl

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • cambiar
  • girar
  • rodar
  • caerse
  • tropezar
  • dar vueltas
  • volcarse
  • caer

Portuguese

  • revolver
  • voltar a ser
  • mudança

French

  • rouler
  • tourner
  • changer
479 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
375 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
354 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
339 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4615 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
515 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
257 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1656 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.16 Japanese for Busy People
433 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1773 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1872 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
427 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38234P Morohashi
1480 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5948 New Nelson (John Haig)
420 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
383 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1571 2001 Kanji
7c4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
5103.1 Four corner code
1-37-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ee2 Unicode hex code

車

7 strokes
Radical:
cart, car 車
Parts:
車
car
Kun:
くるま
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
  • 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
  • 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
  • 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie

Kun reading compounds

  • 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
  • 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
  • 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits

Readings

Japanese names:
くら、 くろま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
che1, ju1
Korean:
cha, geo

Spanish

  • coche
  • vehículo
  • rueda

Portuguese

  • carro

French

  • véhicule
  • voiture
88 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
63 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
31 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
162 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4608 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
54 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
91 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
532 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
133 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1769 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
292 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38172 Morohashi
3552 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5939 New Nelson (John Haig)
286 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
231 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
64 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1555 2001 Kanji
7c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-28-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8eca Unicode hex code

乗

9 strokes
Radical:
slash 丿
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ ハ 禾
Variants:
乘 椉
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Kun:
の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる
On:
ジョウ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
377 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 乗 【ジョウ】 (nth) power, counter for vehicles, multiplication, Buddha's teachings
  • 乗員 【ジョウイン】 crew member, crewman, crew
  • 同乗 【ドウジョウ】 riding together, riding with
  • 相乗 【ソウジョウ】 multiplication, synergism

Kun reading compounds

  • 乗る 【のる】 to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark, to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount, to reach, to go over, to pass, to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.), to take part, to participate, to join, to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.), to be deceived, to be taken in, to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered, to stick, to attach, to take, to go on
  • 伸るか反るか 【のるかそるか】 win or lose, sink or swim, make or break, all or nothing
  • 乗せる 【のせる】 to place on (something), to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board, to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board, to send out (on the airwaves, etc.), to deceive, to take for a ride, to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment), to let (someone) take part, to excite (someone), to publish (an article), to run (an ad)

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cheng2, sheng4
Korean:
seung

Spanish

  • montar
  • subir a
  • montarse
  • colocar algo sobre

Portuguese

  • viagem
  • força
  • multiplicação
  • De veículos
  • juntar
  • unir

French

  • monter
  • prendre (train, ...)
  • embarquer
  • chevaucher
  • profiter
  • multiplication
  • mentionner
  • compteur de véhicules
  • se joindre à
251 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
336 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
320 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
359 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
223 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
312 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
107 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1016 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
523 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
532 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
135 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
24 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4393 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2224 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2992 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1599 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
153 Morohashi
3576 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54 New Nelson (John Haig)
1585 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1709 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
332 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2264 2001 Kanji
0a9.19 The Kanji Dictionary
4-9-3 SKIP code
2090.4 Four corner code
1-30-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e57 Unicode hex code