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年

6 strokes
Radical:
pestle 干
Parts:
一 ノ 干 乞
Variants:
秊
year, counter for years
Kun:
とし
On:
ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
  • 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
  • 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
  • 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year

Kun reading compounds

  • 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
  • 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
  • いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
  • 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)

Readings

Japanese names:
ね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nian2
Korean:
nyeon

Spanish

  • año
  • edad

Portuguese

  • Ano

French

  • année
  • compteur d'années
126 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
20 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
64 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
3 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
188 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
64 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
51 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
342 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
45 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
574 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2528 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1752 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1045 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9168 Morohashi
2035 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1593 New Nelson (John Haig)
1036 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1114 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
13 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
51 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2355 2001 Kanji
0a6.16 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
4-6-3 SKIP code
8050.0 Four corner code
1-39-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e74 Unicode hex code

齢

17 strokes
Radical:
tooth, molar 齒
Parts:
一 个 卩 凵 止 米 歯
Variants:
齡
age
Kun:
よわい、 とし
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
770 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 齢 【レイ】 instar (developmental stage of arthropods), age, years
  • 適齢 【テキレイ】 suitable age
  • 加齢 【カレイ】 aging, ageing, growing older

Kun reading compounds

  • 齢 【よわい】 (one's) age
  • 歯する 【よわいする】 to associate (with), to join the company of, to stand alongside (as an equal)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • años
  • edad

Portuguese

  • idade

French

  • âge
1925 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1054 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5431 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1354 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1023 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2766 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
833 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
852 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1404 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1943 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2390 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1218 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1675 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1415 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
48632P Morohashi
1895 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7093 New Nelson (John Haig)
1403 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1505 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1892 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1244 2001 Kanji
6b11.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-12-5 SKIP code
2873.7 Four corner code
1-46-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9f62 Unicode hex code

主

5 strokes
Radical:
dot 丶
Parts:
丶 王
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Kun:
ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
On:
シュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
  • 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
  • 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
  • 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
  • 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
  • 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
  • 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
  • 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
  • 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
  • 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer

Kun reading compounds

  • 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
  • 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
  • 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
  • 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
  • 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
  • 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
  • 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
  • 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 ず、 もん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • señor
  • jefe
  • dueño
  • patrón

Portuguese

  • senhor
  • chefe
  • mestre
  • coisa principal
  • principal

French

  • maître
  • seigneur
  • chef
  • principal
  • propriétaire
  • mari
237 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
315 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
299 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
91 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
285 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
49 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
106 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
196 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
19 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2437 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1231 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1696 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
272 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
100 Morohashi
1938 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
38 New Nelson (John Haig)
266 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
284 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
34 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
252 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
472 2001 Kanji
4f1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-4 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
2-2-3 SKIP code
0010.4 Four corner code
1-28-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e3b Unicode hex code

義

13 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
一 亅 并 手 戈 王 羊
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
  • 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
  • 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
  • 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice

Readings

Japanese names:
ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • moralidad
  • lealtad
  • significado
  • artificial
  • no consanguíneo

Portuguese

  • retidão
  • justiça
  • moralidade
  • honra
  • lealdade
  • significado

French

  • vertu
  • justice
  • moralité
  • honneur
  • loyauté
  • signification
580 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
674 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
645 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
287 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3668 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
244 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1658 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1975 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
291 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
493 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1568 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2948 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2052 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
648 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28504 Morohashi
2338 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4668 New Nelson (John Haig)
641 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
691 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
62 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
771 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
2o11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2-6-7 SKIP code
2-2-11 SKIP code
8055.3 Four corner code
1-21-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7fa9 Unicode hex code

課

15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
木 田 言
chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 課 【カ】 lesson, section (in an organization), division, department, counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
  • 課員 【カイン】 section staff
  • 賦課 【フカ】 levy, imposition
  • 会計課 【カイケイカ】 accounts section, accounting section

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ke4
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • capitulo
  • lección
  • sección
  • departamento
  • división

Portuguese

  • capítulo
  • lição
  • seção
  • departamento
  • divisão
  • sufixo para contagem de capítulos (de um livro)

French

  • leçon
  • chapitre
  • section
  • service
  • division
  • compteur de chapitres
564 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
456 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
433 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
531 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4389 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
568 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
905 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
488 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
497 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1693 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1980 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1057 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1423 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1132 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35589 Morohashi
1573 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5644 New Nelson (John Haig)
1123 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1204 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
623 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3064 2001 Kanji
7a8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
0669.4 Four corner code
1-18-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ab2 Unicode hex code

程

12 strokes
Radical:
grain 禾
Parts:
口 王 禾
extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
Kun:
ほど、 -ほど
On:
テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 程度 【テイド】 degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number), about, approximately
  • 程朱学 【テイシュガク】 neo-Confucianism (based on the teaching of the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi)
  • 規程 【キテイ】 official regulations, inner rules
  • 修士課程 【シュウシカテイ】 master's course

Kun reading compounds

  • 程 【ほど】 extent, degree, measure, limit, bounds, (span of) time, (a) distance, the state of, the status of, the condition of, about, around, approximately, or so, as much as ..., to the extent of ..., like ..., the more ... the more ...
  • 程なく 【ほどなく】 soon, before long, shortly thereafter
  • 驚くほど 【おどろくほど】 to a surprising degree, to a remarkable extent, surprisingly, astonishingly, amazingly, alarmingly
  • 全くと言っていいほど 【まったくといっていいほど】 (not) at all, absolutely (not)

Readings

Japanese names:
ほと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cheng2
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • grado
  • extensión
  • distancia
  • ley
  • límites
  • limite

Portuguese

  • extensão
  • grau
  • lei
  • fórmula
  • distância
  • limites
  • quantia

French

  • ampleur
  • degré
  • loi
  • formule
  • distance
  • limites
  • quantité
  • bientôt
846 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
777 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
754 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
530 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3285 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
371 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
781 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1641 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
417 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
671 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1439 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1524 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
806 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
903 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25081P Morohashi
1190 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4144 New Nelson (John Haig)
894 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
960 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
276 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
761 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2272 2001 Kanji
5d7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-7 SKIP code
2691.4 Four corner code
1-36-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a0b Unicode hex code