Jisho

×

5 strokes
Radical:
pestle
Parts:
even, flat, peace
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
  • 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
  • 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
  • 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
  • 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
  • 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
  • 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
  • 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
  • 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
  • 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

Kun reading compounds

  • 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
  • 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
  • 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
  • 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
  • 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
  • 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
  • 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)

Readings

Japanese names:
たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ping2
Korean:
pyeong, pyeon

Spanish

  • llanura
  • liso
  • llano
  • plano
  • sencillo

Portuguese

  • até mesmo
  • apartamento
  • paz

French

  • plan(e)
  • plat
  • paix
315 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
411 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
388 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
143 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
26 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
136 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
503 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
203 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
202 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
202 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
351 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
573 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4291 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2167 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2921 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1496 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9167X Morohashi
3478 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 New Nelson (John Haig)
1484 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1596 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
98 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
260 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3155 2001 Kanji
2k3.4 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-1 SKIP code
1040.9 Four corner code
1-42-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e73 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 和 【ワ】 sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style
  • 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
  • 講和 【コウワ】 reconciliation (between warring nations), (making of) peace
  • 英和 【エイワ】 English-Japanese, English-Japanese dictionary
  • 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
  • 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
  • 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
  • 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
  • 諧和 【カイワ】 gentle mutual affection, harmony, harmony

Kun reading compounds

  • 和らぐ 【やわらぐ】 to soften, to calm down, to be eased, to be mitigated, to subside, to abate
  • 和らげる 【やわらげる】 to soften, to moderate, to relieve
  • 和む 【なごむ】 to be softened, to calm down
  • 和やか 【なごやか】 mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful
  • 和える 【あえる】 to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 いず、 かず、 かつ、 かつり、 かづ、 たけ、 ち、 とも、 な、 にぎ、 まさ、 やす、 よし、 より、 わだこ、 わっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2, he4, huo2, huo4, huo5, hai1, he5
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • armonía
  • paz
  • estilo japonés
  • suavizar
  • calmar
  • tranquilo
  • armonioso

Portuguese

  • harmonia
  • estilo Japonês
  • paz
  • amaciar
  • Japão

French

  • harmonie
  • style japonais
  • paix
  • adoucir
  • Japon
338 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
440 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
416 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
151 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3268 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
277 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
412 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.5 Japanese for Busy People
124 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
124 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
352 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
326 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1450 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
769 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1044 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3490 Morohashi
1130 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
770 New Nelson (John Haig)
897 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
963 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
85 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
318 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2277 2001 Kanji
5d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
2690.0 Four corner code
1-47-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
548c Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
Variants:
lot, earth, soil
Kun:
つち
On:
ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1407 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 壌土 【ジョウド】 soil, loamy soil, loam, soil with clay content of 25-37.5%
  • 平壌 【ピョンヤン】 Pyongyang (North Korea)
  • 黄壌 【コウジョウ】 yellow soil, loess, Hades, hell, underworld, world of the dead

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
rang3
Korean:
yang

Spanish

  • tierra
  • suelo
  • terreno blando

Portuguese

  • muito
  • terra
  • solo

French

  • lot de terrain
  • sol
  • terrain
1421 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1886 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1143 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1844 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1172 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1912 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2088 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1650 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
391 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
933 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
523 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
683 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1543 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
755 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1098 New Nelson (John Haig)
1529 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1649 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1824 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1465 2001 Kanji
3b13.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
4013.2 Four corner code
1-30-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58cc Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
country
Kun:
くに
On:
コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
  • 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
  • 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
  • 異国 【イコク】 foreign country

Kun reading compounds

  • 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
  • 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
  • お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
  • 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world

Readings

Japanese names:
くな、 こ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo2
Korean:
gug

Spanish

  • país

Portuguese

  • País
  • terra
  • nação

French

  • pays
79 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
136 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
123 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
8 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1037 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
111 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
745 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
40 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
40 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
151 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
344 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3831 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1964 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2659 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
588 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4752 Morohashi
3087 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
950 New Nelson (John Haig)
581 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
624 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
158 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
3s5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
6010.3 Four corner code
1-25-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56fd Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Kun:
きわ-ぎわ
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
  • 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
  • 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
  • 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating

Kun reading compounds

  • 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
  • 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
  • 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • límite
  • frontera
  • asociación
  • unión
  • ocasión

Portuguese

  • ocasião
  • lado
  • margem
  • limite
  • indecente
  • ousado
  • perigoso
  • vez
  • quando

French

  • occasion
  • côté
  • accotement
  • bord
  • dangereux
  • aventureux
  • indécent
  • temps
  • quand
612 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
710 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
683 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
300 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5018 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
424 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
992 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2073 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
618 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
474 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
750 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
874 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
503 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
646 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1305 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41820 Morohashi
714 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6478 New Nelson (John Haig)
1296 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1392 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
189 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
789 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3641 2001 Kanji
2d11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
1-2-11 SKIP code
7729.1 Four corner code
1-26-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
969b Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Kun:
からだかたち
On:
タイテイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
  • 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
  • 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
  • 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
  • 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
  • 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
  • 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
  • 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress

Kun reading compounds

  • 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
  • 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
  • お体 【おからだ】 body
  • 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
  • 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance

Readings

Japanese names:
なり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ti3, ben4
Korean:
che

Spanish

  • cuerpo
  • forma

Portuguese

  • corpo
  • substância
  • objeto
  • realidade
  • sufixo para contagem de para imagens

French

  • corps
  • substance
  • objet
  • réalité
  • compteur d'images
270 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
182 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
165 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
405 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
176 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
115 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
61 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
61 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
165 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
80 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
80 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
52 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
55 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
966 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
509 Morohashi
71 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
165 New Nelson (John Haig)
957 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1030 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
96 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
149 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2155 2001 Kanji
2a5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2523.0 Four corner code
1-34-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f53 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
Variants:
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 育児 【イクジ】 childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing
  • 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
  • 性教育 【セイキョウイク】 sex education
  • 社会教育 【シャカイキョウイク】 social education

Kun reading compounds

  • 育つ 【そだつ】 to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
  • 育ち 【そだち】 growth, breeding, growing up (in, as), upbringing
  • 育ち盛り 【そだちざかり】 growth period (in children)
  • 育てる 【そだてる】 to raise, to rear, to bring up, to train, to teach, to educate, to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop
  • 育む 【はぐくむ】 to raise, to bring up, to rear, to cultivate, to foster, to nurture

Readings

Japanese names:
やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
yug

Spanish

  • educar
  • criar
  • ser educado
  • crecer

Portuguese

  • educar
  • crescer
  • levantar
  • elevar

French

  • élever
  • grandir
347 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
247 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
227 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
250 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
296 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
487 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
843 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
958 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.20 Japanese for Busy People
246 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
879 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1013 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2544 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1295 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1764 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
766 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29318 Morohashi
2050 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4773 New Nelson (John Haig)
759 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
821 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
259 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
292 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
446 2001 Kanji
2j6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
2-4-4 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-16-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
80b2 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
script, literature
Parts:
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Kun:
ふみあや
On:
ブンモン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
  • 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
  • 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
  • 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
  • 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
  • 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
  • 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
  • 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

Kun reading compounds

  • 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
  • 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
  • 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
  • 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
  • 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
  • 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
  • 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character

Readings

Japanese names:
かざり、 ふ、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2, wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • letras
  • literatura

Portuguese

  • sentença
  • literatura
  • estilo
  • arte
  • decoração
  • figuras
  • plano

French

  • phrase
  • littérature
  • style
  • art
  • décoration
  • figure (de style)
  • plan
  • radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
77 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
68 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
136 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2064 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
180 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
86 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
111 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
111 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
320 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
949 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2458 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1242 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1708 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1741 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13450 Morohashi
1962 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2364 New Nelson (John Haig)
1725 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1861 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
89 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
35 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466 2001 Kanji
2j2.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
0040.0 Four corner code
1-42-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6587 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
spoon
Parts:
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
  • 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
  • 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
  • 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
  • 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
  • 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
  • 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
  • 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism

Kun reading compounds

  • 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
  • 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
  • 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua4
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • cambiar
  • transformarse
  • modificarse
  • disfrazarse

Portuguese

  • mudança
  • tomar a forma de
  • influência
  • encantar
  • iludir
  • seduzir
  • -isação

French

  • transformation
  • prendre la forme de
  • maquillage
  • influence
  • fantôme
  • enchanter
  • tromper
  • chimie
  • -isation
163 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
258 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
238 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
100 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
350 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
76 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
378 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
56 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
254 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
254 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
55 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
22 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1017 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2572X Morohashi
21 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
580 New Nelson (John Haig)
1008 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1083 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
104 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
242 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2156 2001 Kanji
2a2.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
2121.0 Four corner code
2421.0 Four corner code
1-18-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5316 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
celebrate, congratulate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 祝 【シュク】 public holiday, celebration (of)
  • 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
  • 慶祝 【ケイシュク】 congratulation, celebration
  • 奉祝 【ホウシュク】 celebration
  • 祝儀 【シュウギ】 celebration, celebratory event, wedding ceremony, congratulatory gift, tip, gratuity
  • 祝儀袋 【シュウギブクロ】 special envelope for monetary gifts

Kun reading compounds

  • 祝う 【いわう】 to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 ほぎ、 ゆわい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
chug, ju

Spanish

  • celebración
  • felicitación
  • celebrar
  • felicitar

Portuguese

  • celebre
  • congratula

French

  • célébrer
  • féliciter
635 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
533 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
706 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
984 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3244 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
756 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
773 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
851 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
851 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
870 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1018 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1421 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1144 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
616 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
822 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1098 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24672P Morohashi
913 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4085 New Nelson (John Haig)
1089 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1170 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
526 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
657 2001 Kanji
4e5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
3621.0 Four corner code
1-29-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
795d Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
eight
Parts:
code, ceremony, law, rule
Kun:
ふみのり
On:
テンデン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1055 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 典 【テン】 ceremony, celebration, law code, Sweden
  • 典型 【テンケイ】 type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example
  • 国語辞典 【コクゴジテン】 Japanese-language dictionary, dictionary of a national language
  • 拉丁 【ラテン】 Latin (language), Latin-American, Latin, Latino, Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome), Roman
  • 香典 【コウデン】 gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money
  • 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope

Readings

Japanese names:
すけ、 つね、 の
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dian3
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • escrito
  • ceremonia
  • ley
  • regla

Portuguese

  • código
  • cerimônia
  • lei
  • regra

French

  • code
  • cérémonie
  • loi
  • règle
680 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
579 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
552 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
956 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
588 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
640 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1077 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
733 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
367 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
630 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
157 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3253 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1680 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2283 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1844 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1474 Morohashi
2627 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
375 New Nelson (John Haig)
1827 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1969 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1961 2001 Kanji
2o6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-2 SKIP code
5580.1 Four corner code
1-37-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5178 Unicode hex code