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宣

9 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
一 宀 日
proclaim, say, announce
Kun:
のたま.う
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
695 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 宣 【セン】 imperial order, imperial decree
  • 宣教師 【センキョウシ】 missionary
  • 託宣 【タクセン】 oracle, revelation, divine message
  • 街宣 【ガイセン】 carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets

Kun reading compounds

  • 宣ふ 【のたまう】 to say
  • 宣う 【のたまう】 to say, to be pleased to say

Readings

Japanese names:
とおる、 のぶ、 のぼる、 のり、 ひさ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xuan1
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • proclamar
  • promulgar
  • anunciar
  • difundir

Portuguese

  • proclamar
  • dizer
  • anunciar

French

  • proclamer
  • dire
  • annoncer
829 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
924 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
913 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1012 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1301 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
569 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1208 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
919 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
625 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
635 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
475 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2799 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1440 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1940 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
191 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7132 Morohashi
2252 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1328 New Nelson (John Haig)
188 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
200 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
885 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
3010.6 Four corner code
1-32-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ba3 Unicode hex code

戦

13 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd 戈
Parts:
十 尚 戈 田
Variants:
戰
war, battle, match
Kun:
いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
  • 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
  • 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
  • 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)

Kun reading compounds

  • 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
  • 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
  • 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
  • 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
  • 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
  • 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
  • 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
  • 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake

Readings

Japanese names:
せ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhan4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • guerra
  • batalla
  • lucha
  • pelear
  • batallar
  • combatir
  • luchar

Portuguese

  • guerra
  • batalha
  • disputa

French

  • guerre
  • bataille
  • match
448 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
555 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
526 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1810 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
399 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
550 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
301 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
839 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1948 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11631P Morohashi
1787 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 New Nelson (John Haig)
1929 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2079 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
608 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
4n9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
9355.0 Four corner code
3355.0 Four corner code
1-32-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6226 Unicode hex code

布

5 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
一 ノ 巾
linen, cloth, spread, distribute
Kun:
ぬの、 し.く、 きれ
On:
フ、 ホ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
877 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 布 【ヌノ】 cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  • 布教 【フキョウ】 propagation (e.g. a religion), proselytizing, missionary work
  • 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 公布 【コウフ】 official proclamation, announcement, promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
  • 布衣 【ホイ】 linen kariginu, plain kariginu (Edo period), commoner
  • 布衣始 【ホウイハジメ】 ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time

Kun reading compounds

  • 布 【ぬの】 cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  • 布地 【ぬのじ】 fabric, cloth, material
  • 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 磨き布 【みがきぬの】 polishing cloth
  • 敷く 【しく】 to spread out, to lay out, to cover, to lay (e.g. railway tracks), to sit on, to take a position, to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
  • 切れ地 【きれじ】 fabric, cloth, material, traditionally patterned textiles, fabric scraps
  • ボロ布 【ぼろきれ】 old cloth, rag

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 の、 ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu4
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • paño
  • tela
  • difusión

Portuguese

  • Linho
  • pano

French

  • linge
706 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
799 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
778 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
749 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1468 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
737 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
494 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
170 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
675 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
688 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
887 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
557 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2566 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
412 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8778 Morohashi
2973 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1548 New Nelson (John Haig)
405 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
433 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
653 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1444 2001 Kanji
3f2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-41-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e03 Unicode hex code

告

7 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
ノ 口 土
revelation, tell, inform, announce
Kun:
つ.げる
On:
コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
188 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 告訴 【コクソ】 accusation, complaint, charge, suit, legal action, legal proceedings
  • 告示 【コクジ】 notice, bulletin
  • 抗告 【コウコク】 appeal, protest, complaint
  • 戒告 【カイコク】 admonition, warning, caution

Kun reading compounds

  • 告げる 【つげる】 to tell, to inform, to announce, to indicate, to signal, to mark

Readings

Japanese names:
い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gao4, gu4
Korean:
go, gog

Spanish

  • revelación
  • contar
  • informar
  • anunciar

Portuguese

  • revelação
  • contar
  • informar
  • anuncia

French

  • révélation
  • dire
  • informer
  • annoncer
398 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
507 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
481 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
320 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
900 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
296 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
408 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
490 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
690 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
703 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
892 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
288 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3062 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2134 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
253 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3381P Morohashi
2409 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
744 New Nelson (John Haig)
247 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
262 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
398 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
480 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2477 2001 Kanji
3d4.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-3 SKIP code
2460.1 Four corner code
1-25-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
544a Unicode hex code