Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
广
Variants:
chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape
Kun:
ま.するさす.るす.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1252 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 摩擦 【マサツ】 friction, rubbing, chafing, discord, friction, strife, conflict
  • 摩天楼 【マテンロウ】 skyscraper
  • 研磨 【ケンマ】 grinding, polishing, refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.), applying oneself (to study), disciplining oneself
  • あん摩 【アンマ】 massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage), masseur, masseuse, massager, blind person

Kun reading compounds

  • 摩する 【まする】 to rub, to scrub, to scrape, to draw near, to press
  • 摩る 【さする】 to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage
  • 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2, ma1
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • roce
  • fricción
  • caricia

Portuguese

  • escoriação
  • raspar
  • polir
  • alcance
  • arranhão

French

  • irriter
  • gratter
  • caresser
  • frictionner
  • polir
  • moudre
1830 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1074 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5392 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1783 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1380 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2428 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1530 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1631 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1415 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
852 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3938 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2030 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
646 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12613P Morohashi
3175 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2264 New Nelson (John Haig)
639 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
689 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1768 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
547 2001 Kanji
3q12.6 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
3-11-4 SKIP code
0025.2 Four corner code
1-43-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6469 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
profit, advantage, benefit
Kun:
き.く
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
  • 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
  • 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
  • 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)

Kun reading compounds

  • 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try

Readings

Japanese names:
かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • ganancia
  • ventaja
  • beneficio
  • ser efectivo

Portuguese

  • lucro
  • vantagem
  • benefício

French

  • profit
  • avantage
  • bénéfice
528 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
626 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
596 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
219 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3264 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
200 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
355 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
436 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
329 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
189 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1431 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
915 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1932 Morohashi
1114 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 New Nelson (John Haig)
906 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
491 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2243 2001 Kanji
5d2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
2290.0 Four corner code
1-45-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5229 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
branch
Parts:
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 支 【シ】 China
  • 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
  • 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchus, bronchial tube
  • 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle, 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days, 12-year Chinese zodiac

Kun reading compounds

  • 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check
  • 閊える 【つかえる】 to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog, to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full, to be piled up (e.g. of work), to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer, to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
  • 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • soporte
  • apoyo
  • rama
  • pago
  • interferencia
  • soportar
  • sostener

Portuguese

  • ramo
  • apoio
  • sustentar

French

  • soutien
  • support
  • branche
  • filiale
  • succursale
  • radical branche (no. 65)
621 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
717 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
691 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
302 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2039 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
115 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
583 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
63 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
318 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
318 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
932 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2473 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1251 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1717 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
718 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13061 Morohashi
1979 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2324 New Nelson (John Haig)
711 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
768 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
185 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
642 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
2k2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
4040.7 Four corner code
1-27-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
652f Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
heavens, sky, imperial
Kun:
あまつあめあま-
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
  • 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
  • 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
  • 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism

Kun reading compounds

  • 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
  • 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
  • 天 【あめ】 sky
  • 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • paraíso
  • cielo
  • imperial

Portuguese

  • paraíso
  • ceú
  • imperiais

French

  • cieux
  • ciel
  • impérial
119 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
67 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
58 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
364 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
16 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
78 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
93 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
410 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4250 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
435 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5833 Morohashi
3442 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1138 New Nelson (John Haig)
428 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
277 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
34 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3163 2001 Kanji
0a4.21 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1043.0 Four corner code
1-37-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5929 Unicode hex code