Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
bureaucrat, the government, organ
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
  • 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
  • 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
  • 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1
Korean:
gwan

Spanish

  • gobierno
  • gubernamental (lugar
  • persona)
  • órgano del cuerpo

Portuguese

  • burocracia
  • o governo

French

  • fonctionnaire
  • gouvernemental
364 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
465 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
441 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
225 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1295 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
318 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
462 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
672 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
326 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
326 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
469 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2766 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1417 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1912 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1279 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7107 Morohashi
2226 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1322 New Nelson (John Haig)
1271 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1363 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
202 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
498 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
777 2001 Kanji
3m5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3077.7 Four corner code
1-20-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b98 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
made in..., manufacture
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
488 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 製 【セイ】 make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ...
  • 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
  • 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
  • 既製 【キセイ】 ready-made, off the shelf

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • fabricar
  • construir
  • hecho en

Portuguese

  • feito em...
  • manufaturado

French

  • "fabriqué en"
  • fabrication
648 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
749 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
726 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
318 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4249 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
570 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
885 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2388 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
428 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
434 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
686 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1628 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3478 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1792 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2441 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
426 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34380 Morohashi
2803 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5476 New Nelson (John Haig)
419 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
448 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
793 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2465 2001 Kanji
5e8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-6 SKIP code
2273.2 Four corner code
1-32-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
88fd Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
discuss, talk
On:
ダン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
272 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 談 【ダン】 talk, story, conversation
  • 談合 【ダンゴウ】 bid rigging, collusion (on contract bidding), (illegal) price-fixing agreement, consultation, discussion, conference
  • 示談 【ジダン】 settlement out of court, private settlement
  • 講談 【コウダン】 storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery, story

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan2
Korean:
dam

Spanish

  • conversar
  • hablar

Portuguese

  • discutir
  • conversar

French

  • discuter
  • parler
467 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
363 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
543 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
303 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4388 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
378 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
907 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2325 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
593 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
603 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1698 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1975 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1053 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1419 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
356 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35633 Morohashi
1569 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5643 New Nelson (John Haig)
350 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
374 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
394 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
433 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3062 2001 Kanji
7a8.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
0968.9 Four corner code
1-35-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ac7 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
fit, suit, join, 0.1
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
  • 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
  • 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
  • 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
  • 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
  • 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
  • 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
  • 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat

Kun reading compounds

  • 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
  • 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
  • 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
  • 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
  • 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
  • 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
  • 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
  • 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
  • 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet

Readings

Japanese names:
あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2
Korean:
hab

Spanish

  • adecuado
  • apropiado
  • correcto
  • sentar bien
  • ser adecuado
  • ser correcto
  • hacer juego

Portuguese

  • encaixe
  • unir

French

  • correspondre
  • convenir
  • joindre
  • go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
77 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
134 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
121 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
46 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
383 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
195 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
135 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
270 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
159 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
284 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2511 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
259 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3287 Morohashi
2019 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
715 New Nelson (John Haig)
253 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
269 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
33 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
124 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2877 2001 Kanji
2a4.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
8060.1 Four corner code
1-25-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5408 Unicode hex code