Jisho

×

廉

13 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
｜ ハ 并 广 ヨ
Variants:
bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful
On:
レン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2066 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 廉 【レン】 cheap, inexpensive, pure, honest, upright
  • 廉価 【レンカ】 low price, moderate price
  • 清廉 【セイレン】 honest, upright, cleanhanded, unselfish
  • 低廉 【テイレン】 cheap, inexpensive

Readings

Japanese names:
きよ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lian2
Korean:
ryeom

Spanish

  • noble
  • puro
  • honrado
  • sincero
  • barato

Portuguese

  • pechincha
  • razão
  • carga
  • suspeita
  • ponto
  • conta
  • pureza
  • preço baixo
  • honesto
  • barato
  • descansado
  • pacífica
  • satisfeita

French

  • bonne affaire
  • raison
  • charge
  • suspicion
  • pas cher
  • point
  • compte
  • pureté
  • honnête
  • reposé
  • satisfait
  • paisible
1932 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1752 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1530 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1514 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1262 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2042 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1689 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1804 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1729 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
597 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3911 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2016 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2720 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1615 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9436X Morohashi
3153 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634 New Nelson (John Haig)
1601 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1727 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1621 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
564 2001 Kanji
3q10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-10 SKIP code
0023.7 Four corner code
1-46-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ec9 Unicode hex code

政

9 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
一 止 乞 攵
politics, government
Kun:
まつりごと、 まん
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
  • 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
  • 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
  • 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
  • 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent

Kun reading compounds

  • 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
  • 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
  • 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
  • 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines

Readings

Japanese names:
ただ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • política
  • gobierno
  • reglas

Portuguese

  • política
  • governo

French

  • politique
  • gouvernement
646 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
746 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
724 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2045 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
124 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
586 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
881 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
483 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
492 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
530 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
937 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1468 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
779 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
387 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13135X Morohashi
1142 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2335 New Nelson (John Haig)
381 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
407 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
23 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
700 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3166 2001 Kanji
4i5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1814.0 Four corner code
1-32-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
653f Unicode hex code

公

4 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
ハ 厶
public, prince, official, governmental
Kun:
おおやけ
On:
コウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
  • 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
  • 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
  • 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
  • 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
  • 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
  • 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period

Kun reading compounds

  • 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
  • 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gong1
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • público
  • imparcial
  • oficial

Portuguese

  • público
  • príncipe
  • oficial
  • governamental

French

  • public
  • prince
  • officiel
  • gouvernemental
210 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
126 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
277 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
122 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
579 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
219 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
341 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
156 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
126 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2468 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1452 Morohashi
1974 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
372 New Nelson (John Haig)
784 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
212 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
92 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2071 2001 Kanji
2o2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
8073.0 Four corner code
8073.2 Four corner code
1-24-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
516c Unicode hex code

署

13 strokes
Radical:
net 网 (罒, ⺲, 罓, ⺳)
Parts:
老 日 買
Variants:
署
signature, govt office, police station
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
725 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 署 【ショ】 station (esp. a police station), office (e.g. tax office)
  • 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
  • 支署 【シショ】 substation
  • 副署 【フクショ】 countersignature

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu3, shu4
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • puesto
  • cargo
  • oficina del gobierno
  • firma

Portuguese

  • assinatura
  • escritório do govêrno
  • estação de polícia

French

  • signature
  • commissariat de police
  • bureau (administration)
  • autorités publiques
908 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
897 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
511 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3642 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
903 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
832 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
860 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
879 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1316 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1465 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3223 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1672 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2263 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1267 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28311P Morohashi
2609 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4643 New Nelson (John Haig)
1259 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1349 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
959 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3678 2001 Kanji
5g8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-8 SKIP code
3-9-4 SKIP code
6060.4 Four corner code
1-29-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f72 Unicode hex code