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尿

7 strokes
Radical:
corpse 尸
Parts:
尸 水
urine
Kun:
ゆばり、 いばり、 しと
On:
ニョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 尿 【ニョウ】 urine
  • 尿酸 【ニョウサン】 uric acid
  • 利尿 【リニョウ】 diuresis
  • 遺尿 【イニョウ】 enuresis, bed wetting

Kun reading compounds

  • 尿 【にょう】 urine
  • 尿袋 【いばりぶくろ】 urinary bladder
  • 尿 【にょう】 urine
  • 尿袋 【いばりぶくろ】 urinary bladder
  • 尿 【にょう】 urine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
niao4, ni4, sui1
Korean:
nyo

Spanish

  • orina

Portuguese

  • Urina

French

  • urine
1675 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1543 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1382 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1770 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1231 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1869 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2030 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1724 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
525 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3801 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1944 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2637 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1062 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7651 Morohashi
3064 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1410 New Nelson (John Haig)
1053 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1132 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3742 2001 Kanji
3r4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
7723.2 Four corner code
1-39-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c3f Unicode hex code

酸

14 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol 酉
Parts:
儿 厶 夂 酉
acid, bitterness, sour, tart
Kun:
す.い
On:
サン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 酸 【サン】 acid, sourness, sour taste
  • 酸化 【サンカ】 oxidation, oxidization
  • 炭酸 【タンサン】 carbonic acid, carbonated water, carbonated drink, baking soda, sodium carbonate
  • アミノ酸 【アミノサン】 amino acid

Kun reading compounds

  • 酸い 【すい】 sour, acid
  • 酸葉 【すいば】 sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
suan1
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • ácido
  • agrio

Portuguese

  • ácido
  • amargo
  • azedo
  • picante

French

  • acide
  • aigre
  • amer
  • sur (goût)
618 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
715 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
689 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1027 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4789 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
819 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1838 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
516 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
525 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1420 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1797 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1968 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1049 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1415 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1449 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39871 Morohashi
1563 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6177 New Nelson (John Haig)
1437 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1545 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
791 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3267 2001 Kanji
7e7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
1364.7 Four corner code
1-27-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9178 Unicode hex code

排

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
扎 非
repudiate, exclude, expel, reject, line up, arrange
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1047 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 排 【ハイ】 anti-
  • 排気 【ハイキ】 exhaust, emission (of gas from an engine), expulsion (of air), ventilation
  • 暴排 【ボウハイ】 combating organized crime, elimination of criminal gangs

Readings

Japanese names:
おし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pai2, pai3
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • repudiar
  • excluir
  • expulsar
  • rechazar

Portuguese

  • repudiar
  • excluir
  • expelir
  • rejeitar

French

  • répudier
  • exclure
  • rejeter
  • expulser
1686 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1156 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1948 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1657 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1361 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1317 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1036 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1077 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1262 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
909 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
593 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
359 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
446 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1649 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12256 Morohashi
490 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2210 New Nelson (John Haig)
1634 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1762 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1443 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1354 2001 Kanji
3c8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5101.1 Four corner code
1-39-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6392 Unicode hex code

泄

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
汁 世
leak
Kun:
も.れる
On:
セツ、 エイ

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 排泄 【ハイセツ】 excretion

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie4
Korean:
seol, ye

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2513 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
17267 Morohashi
3083 New Nelson (John Haig)
3a5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3411.7 Four corner code
1-61-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cc4 Unicode hex code

促

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 口 止 足
stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite
Kun:
うなが.す
On:
ソク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
998 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 促進 【ソクシン】 promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
  • 促成 【ソクセイ】 promotion of growth
  • 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
  • 矢の催促 【ヤノサイソク】 strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)

Kun reading compounds

  • 促す 【うながす】 to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to), to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cu4
Korean:
chog

Spanish

  • apremiar
  • urgir

Portuguese

  • estimular
  • desejo
  • imprensa
  • demanda
  • incitar

French

  • stimuler
  • encourager
  • pousser à
  • inciter
  • demander
1536 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1109 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
444 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1209 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1049 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1557 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1659 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1170 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
99 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
118 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
78 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
87 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1288 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
664 Morohashi
103 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
212 New Nelson (John Haig)
1280 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1373 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1230 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2170 2001 Kanji
2a7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2628.1 Four corner code
1-34-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fc3 Unicode hex code

進

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
込 隹
advance, proceed, progress, promote
Kun:
すす.む、 すす.める
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
  • 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
  • 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
  • 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
  • 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
  • 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin4
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • avanzar
  • progresar
  • adelantar
  • ascender

Portuguese

  • avanço
  • continuar
  • progresso
  • promover

French

  • progresser
  • avancer
  • promouvoir
259 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
343 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
326 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
175 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4709 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
194 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
262 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1503 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
437 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
267 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
702 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3873 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
568 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38943P Morohashi
3121 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6073 New Nelson (John Haig)
561 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
156 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
378 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2475 2001 Kanji
2q8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3030.1 Four corner code
1-31-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9032 Unicode hex code

薬

16 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
冫 艾 日 木
Variants:
藥
medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Kun:
くすり
On:
ヤク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
  • 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
  • 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
  • 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau

Kun reading compounds

  • 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
  • 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe

Readings

Japanese names:
み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yao4
Korean:
yag

Spanish

  • medicina
  • droga

Portuguese

  • remédio
  • produto químico
  • esmalte
  • pólvora
  • benefício

French

  • médicament
  • produit chimique
  • émail
  • poudre à canon
  • bénéfice
521 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
420 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
398 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
541 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4074 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
323 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
247 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2568 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
359 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
315 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
672 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3011 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1539 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2100 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1752 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32188PX Morohashi
2375 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5224 New Nelson (John Haig)
1736 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1873 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
439 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1964 2001 Kanji
3k13.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-13 SKIP code
4490.4 Four corner code
1-44-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85ac Unicode hex code