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

Speed

Stroke order

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

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

4 strokes
Radical:
hiding enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
ward, district
On:
オウコウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
  • 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
  • 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
  • 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu1, ou1
Korean:
gu, u

Spanish

  • barrio
  • distrito
  • sección

Portuguese

  • waº
  • distrito

French

  • circonscription
  • arrondissement
591 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
282 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
465 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
67 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
757 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
168 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
131 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
183 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
183 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
548 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
233 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3681 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1879 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2559 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1712 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2674 Morohashi
2963 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
585 New Nelson (John Haig)
1696 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1831 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
243 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3475 2001 Kanji
2t2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
7171.4 Four corner code
1-22-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
533a Unicode hex code