Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
144 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 安価 【アンカ】 low-priced, cheap, inexpensive, shallow (e.g. sympathy), superficial, cheap (e.g. government), link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
  • 安易 【アンイ】 easy, simple, easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)
  • 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
  • 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation

Kun reading compounds

  • 安い 【やすい】 cheap, inexpensive, calm, peaceful, quiet
  • 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
  • 安 【やす】 cheap, rash, thoughtless, careless, indiscreet, frivolous
  • 安上がり 【やすあがり】 cheap, economical
  • 目安 【めやす】 criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim, rough estimate, approximation
  • 最安 【さいやす】 cheapest, least expensive, lowest-price
  • 安らか 【やすらか】 peaceful, tranquil, calm, restful
  • 安らかにお眠りください 【やすらかにおねむりください】 rest in peace, requiescat in pace, RIP

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あす、 あず、 あっ、 や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
an1
Korean:
an

Spanish

  • barato
  • tranquilo
  • pacífico

Portuguese

  • relaxar
  • calmo
  • baixo
  • barato
  • descansado
  • pacífico
  • satisfeito

French

  • paisible
  • calme
  • tranquille
  • pas cher
  • reposant
  • satisfait
153 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
242 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
223 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
128 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1283 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
98 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
472 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
105 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
105 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
84 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
464 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2695 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1373 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
193 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7072 Morohashi
2171 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1311 New Nelson (John Haig)
190 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
202 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
165 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
263 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
769 2001 Kanji
3m3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
3040.4 Four corner code
1-16-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b89 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
philosophy, clear
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1093 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 哲 【テツ】 sage, wise man, philosopher, disciple, sagacity, wisdom, intelligence
  • 哲学 【テツガク】 philosophy
  • 変哲 【ヘンテツ】 something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
  • 西哲 【セイテツ】 distinguished Western philosopher, great Western thinker, Western philosophy

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 さと、 さとし、 さとる、 てっ、 てつん、 のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe2
Korean:
cheol

Spanish

  • sabio
  • sagaz
  • filosofía

Portuguese

  • filosofia
  • clarear

French

  • philosophie
  • clair
1628 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1297 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
931 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1108 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1132 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1227 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1397 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1486 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1010 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
291 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3402 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1753 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2386 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1140 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3667 Morohashi
2738 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
811 New Nelson (John Haig)
1131 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1212 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1317 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3d7.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-3 SKIP code
5260.2 Four corner code
1-37-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
54f2 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
grain
Parts:
excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
  • 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
  • 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
  • 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face

Kun reading compounds

  • 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out

Readings

Japanese names:
しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu4
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • sobresaliente
  • excelente
  • sobresalir
  • sobrepasar

Portuguese

  • superar
  • excelência
  • beleza
  • superação

French

  • excellence
  • exceller
  • beauté
  • dépasser
1355 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
859 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3263 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
973 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1582 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
726 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1683 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1798 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1171 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1429 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3152 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1616 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
923 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24911 Morohashi
2545 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4123 New Nelson (John Haig)
914 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
980 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1142 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
5d2.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
2-1-7 SKIP code
2-1-6 SKIP code
2-5-3 SKIP code
2022.7 Four corner code
1-29-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79c0 Unicode hex code