Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
Variants:
best regards, good
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1766 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 宜陽殿 【ギヨウデン】 pavilion housing imperial treasures and historical artifacts (in Heian Palace)
  • 時宜 【ジギ】 right time, appropriate time, season's greetings
  • 友誼 【ユウギ】 friendship, friendly relations, fellowship

Kun reading compounds

  • 宜しい 【よろしい】 good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
  • 宜しく 【よろしく】 well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of, please do, just like ..., as though one were ..., by all means, of course
  • よろしくお願いいたします 【よろしくおねがいいたします】 please remember me, please help me, please treat me well, I look forward to working with you, please do, please take care of

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 たか、 のぶ、 のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi2
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • apropiado
  • adecuado
  • conveniente
  • correcto

Portuguese

  • melhores cumprimentos
  • bons

French

  • convenable
  • bon
  • mes amitiés!
1134 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1872 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1290 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1042 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1207 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1086 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1137 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1658 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
478 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2763 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1414 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1909 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1799 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7111 Morohashi
2223 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1317 New Nelson (John Haig)
1783 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1164 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
773 2001 Kanji
3m5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3010.7 Four corner code
1-21-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b9c Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
castle
Kun:
しろ
On:
ジョウセイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
  • 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
  • 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
  • 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
  • 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
  • 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale

Kun reading compounds

  • 城 【しろ】 castle
  • 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
  • ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
  • 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle

Readings

Japanese names:
いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cheng2
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • castillo

Portuguese

  • Castelo

French

  • château
914 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
903 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
638 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1078 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
886 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
433 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
796 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
720 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
733 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
942 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
374 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
417 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
261 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
312 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
368 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5086P Morohashi
352 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1011 New Nelson (John Haig)
362 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
387 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
884 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
3b6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
4315.0 Four corner code
1-30-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57ce Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf
Parts:
market, city, town
Kun:
いち
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 市 【シ】 city
  • 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
  • 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
  • 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city

Kun reading compounds

  • 市 【いち】 market, fair
  • 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
  • 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
  • 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 ち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
si

Spanish

  • mercado
  • ciudad

Portuguese

  • mercado
  • cidade

French

  • marché
  • ville
  • cité
222 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
144 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
130 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
78 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
284 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
119 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
162 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
195 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
181 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
181 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
547 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
556 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2487 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1258 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
419 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8775 Morohashi
1993 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1549 New Nelson (John Haig)
412 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
440 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
305 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
109 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
444 2001 Kanji
2j3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
4-4-3 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-27-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e02 Unicode hex code