Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)
Kun:
さ.すはさ.む
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 挿入 【ソウニュウ】 insertion, incorporation, infixing
  • 挿話 【ソウワ】 episode, side story, story within a story, aside, anecdote
  • 外挿 【ガイソウ】 extrapolation
  • 内挿 【ナイソウ】 interpolation

Kun reading compounds

  • 挿す 【さす】 to insert, to put in, to plant (a cutting), to strike, to arrange (flowers), to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
  • 挟む 【はさむ】 to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides), to put between, to sandwich between, to insert, to interpose, to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to trap, to pinch, to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings), to interpose (e.g. an objection), to interject, to throw in (e.g. a joke), to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.), to have between each other, to be across (a street, river, etc.), to harbour (feelings), to cast (e.g. doubt)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cha1
Korean:
sab

Spanish

  • insertar
  • injertar
  • hacer pasar

Portuguese

  • inserir
  • inserido
  • enxertar
  • usar (espada)

French

  • insérer
  • greffer
  • mettre dans
  • porter (épée)
1517 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1744 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1916 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1358 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1651 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1765 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1478 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
894 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
517 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
317 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
390 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1125 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12119 Morohashi
431 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2167 New Nelson (John Haig)
1116 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1197 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1340 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1355 2001 Kanji
3c7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
5205.6 Four corner code
1-33-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
633f Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
lock, fetters, shackles
On:
ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1934 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 錠 【ジョウ】 lock, padlock, tablet, lozenge, pill
  • 錠剤 【ジョウザイ】 pill, lozenge, tablet
  • 糖衣錠 【トウイジョウ】 sugar-coated pill
  • 開錠 【カイジョウ】 unlocking

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ding4
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • cerradura
  • grilletes
  • píldora
  • pastilla

Portuguese

  • fechadura
  • cadeado
  • correntes

French

  • serrure
  • chaines
  • fers
1423 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
751 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4874 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1745 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1852 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1818 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1967 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1604 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1827 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2180 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1143 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1548 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
389 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40559 Morohashi
1737 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6293 New Nelson (John Haig)
383 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
409 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1859 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2870 2001 Kanji
8a8.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-8 SKIP code
8318.1 Four corner code
1-30-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9320 Unicode hex code