Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
gradually, slowly, deliberately, gently
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1470 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 徐々に 【ジョジョニ】 gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
  • 徐行 【ジョコウ】 going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately), going at a reduced speed, slowing down, reducing speed
  • 徐々 【ジョジョ】 slow, gradual, steady, calm, composed, relaxed
  • 緩徐 【カンジョ】 gentle and quiet

Kun reading compounds

  • 徐に 【おもむろに】 suddenly, abruptly, slowly, without haste, calmly, gently, deliberately

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu2
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • gradualmente
  • lentamente
  • mansamente

Portuguese

  • gradualmente
  • lentamente
  • deliberadamente
  • gentilmente

French

  • lentement
  • petit à petit
  • posément
  • doucement
1385 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1667 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1612 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1613 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1280 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1049 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1066 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1113 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1390 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
629 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
497 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
308 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
375 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1675 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10110 Morohashi
414 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1744 New Nelson (John Haig)
1659 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1788 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1328 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2041 2001 Kanji
3i7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
2829.4 Four corner code
1-29-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f90 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
blue 青 (靑)
Parts:
Variants:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
764 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 静 【セイ】 stillness, quiet, peacefulness
  • 静観 【セイカン】 watchful waiting, careful supervision
  • 沈静 【チンセイ】 settling down, quieting down, cooling down, cooling off, stillness, quiet, tranquility
  • 寧静 【ネイセイ】 calm, peace, tranquility
  • 静脈 【ジョウミャク】 vein
  • 静注 【ジョウチュウ】 intravenous injection, IV
  • 寂静 【ジャクジョウ】 quiet, stillness, tranquility, enlightenment, nirvana
  • 涅槃寂静 【ネハンジャクジョウ】 enlightenment leads to serenity

Kun reading compounds

  • 静か 【しずか】 quiet, silent, slow, unhurried, calm, peaceful
  • 静かに 【しずかに】 calmly, quietly, gently, peacefully, be quiet!
  • 二人静 【ふたりしずか】 Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
  • 一人静 【ひとりしずか】 Chloranthus japonicus
  • 静まる 【しずまる】 to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down, to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed
  • 静める 【しずめる】 to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet, to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.), to compose (oneself), to appease (someone's anger), to pacify, to settle (e.g. discord), to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.), to quell, to put down, to get under control, to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.), to soothe, to alleviate, to ease, to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.), to pacify, to soothe

Readings

Japanese names:
しづ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing4
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • quieto
  • tranquilo
  • calmado
  • tranquilo [na]
  • calmarse
  • calmar

Portuguese

  • calmo

French

  • calme
442 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
548 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
519 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
632 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5077 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
703 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1000 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2145 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
663 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
674 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
247 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1872 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2164 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1138 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1539 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1554 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42574P Morohashi
1728 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6560 New Nelson (John Haig)
1540 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1660 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
619 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1447 2001 Kanji
4b10.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-6 SKIP code
5725.7 Four corner code
1-32-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9759 Unicode hex code

16 strokes (also 17)
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 蕾状期 【ライジョウキ】 bud stage (tooth)
  • 花蕾 【カライ】 flower bud
  • 味蕾 【ミライ】 taste bud

Kun reading compounds

  • 蕾 【つぼみ】 (flower) bud, promising young person, budding beauty
  • 薔薇のつぼみ 【ばらのつぼみ】 rosebud

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lei3
Korean:
roe

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4063 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3006 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2095 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
32067X Morohashi
5215 New Nelson (John Haig)
3k13.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-13 SKIP code
2-4-13 SKIP code
4460.3 Four corner code
1-73-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
857e Unicode hex code