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改

7 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
已 乞 攵
reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
Kun:
あらた.める、 あらた.まる
On:
カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 改 【カイ】 revision
  • 改革 【カイカク】 reform, reformation, reorganization
  • 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
  • 契約更改 【ケイヤクコウカイ】 contract renewal

Kun reading compounds

  • 改める 【あらためる】 to change, to alter, to revise, to replace, to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve, to examine, to check, to inspect, to do properly, to do formally
  • 改まる 【あらたまる】 to be renewed, to change, to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected, to stand on ceremony, to be formal, to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gai3
Korean:
gae

Spanish

  • reforma
  • cambio
  • investigación
  • cambiar
  • reformar
  • renovar
  • revisar
  • investigar

Portuguese

  • reforma
  • mudança
  • modificar
  • umsertar
  • renovar
  • examinar
  • inspecionar
  • pesquisar

French

  • réforme
  • changer
  • modifier
  • améliorer
  • renouveler
  • examiner
  • inspecter
  • chercher
359 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
458 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
435 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
294 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1464 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
691 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
584 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
379 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
514 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
726 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
933 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
287 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
534 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13114 Morohashi
243 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2332 New Nelson (John Haig)
528 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
567 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
289 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
475 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3566 2001 Kanji
4i3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
1874.0 Four corner code
1-18-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6539 Unicode hex code

革

9 strokes
Radical:
leather, rawhide 革
Parts:
十 口 廾 革
Variants:
leather, skin, reform, become serious
Kun:
かわ
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 革命 【カクメイ】 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
  • 革新 【カクシン】 reform, innovation
  • 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
  • 農地改革 【ノウチカイカク】 agrarian reform

Kun reading compounds

  • 革 【かわ】 leather
  • 革靴 【かわぐつ】 leather shoes, leather boots
  • 藍革 【あいかわ】 indigo-dyed leather
  • 負い革 【おいかわ】 sling (e.g. of a firearm)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge2, ji2, ji3
Korean:
hyeog, geug

Spanish

  • cuero
  • piel
  • reforma
  • cambio

Portuguese

  • couro
  • torna-se sério
  • pele
  • esconder
  • pelêgo

French

  • cuir
  • peau
  • fourrure
  • devenir sérieux
  • rénovation
  • réforme
746 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
836 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
821 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
686 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5088 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
811 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1003 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
937 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1075 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1123 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
996 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1877 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3099 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1582 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1911 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42710 Morohashi
2448 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6570 New Nelson (John Haig)
1893 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2041 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
487 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
877 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3k6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
2-3-5 SKIP code
2-3-6 SKIP code
4450.6 Four corner code
1-19-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9769 Unicode hex code

発

9 strokes
Radical:
footsteps 癶
Parts:
二 儿 癶
Variants:
發
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Kun:
た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
On:
ハツ、 ホツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
32 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 発 【ハツ】 departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ..., (a letter, etc.) dated ..., datelined ..., counter for engines (on an aircraft), counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches), counter for jokes, puns, etc., counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses, counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
  • 発 【ハツ】 green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
  • 偶発 【グウハツ】 sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental
  • 電源開発 【デンゲンカイハツ】 development of electrical power resources
  • 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
  • 発議 【ハツギ】 proposal, suggestion, motion, initiative

Kun reading compounds

  • 発つ 【たつ】 to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
  • 立つ鳥跡を濁さず 【たつとりあとをにごさず】 it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
  • 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out

Readings

Japanese names:
ば、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa1
Korean:
bal

Spanish

  • abrir
  • exponer
  • suceder

Portuguese

  • liberar
  • partida
  • publicar
  • emitir
  • a partir de
  • revelar

French

  • départ
  • décharge
  • dégagement
  • publier
  • émettre
  • partir de
  • divulguer
  • compteur de coups de feu
303 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
392 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
370 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3092 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
186 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
225 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
953 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
96 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
286 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1360 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3174 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1721 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22662P Morohashi
2565 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3860 New Nelson (John Haig)
1705 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1840 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
102 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
342 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3557 2001 Kanji
0a9.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
1241.5 Four corner code
1-40-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767a Unicode hex code

展

10 strokes
Radical:
corpse 尸
Parts:
一 ｜ 二 尸 衣
unfold, expand
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
352 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 展 【テン】 exhibition, exhibit
  • 展開 【テンカイ】 development, evolution, progression, unfolding, (plot) twist, expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up, expansion (of an algebraic expression), development (of a three-dimensional shape), extraction (of compressed data), decompression, unpacking
  • 個展 【コテン】 solo exhibition, one-man exhibition, one-woman exhibition
  • 巡回展 【ジュンカイテン】 roadshow, touring exhibition, travelling exhibition

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ、 のり、 ひろ、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhan3
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • desplegar
  • expandir
  • exhibir

Portuguese

  • desdobrar
  • expandir

French

  • développement
  • déploiement
847 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
955 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
944 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
431 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1396 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
501 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
485 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1501 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1129 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1181 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1092 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
531 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3862 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1984 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2681 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1944 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7715 Morohashi
3111 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1425 New Nelson (John Haig)
1925 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2075 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
443 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
909 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3765 2001 Kanji
3r7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
7723.2 Four corner code
1-37-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c55 Unicode hex code

党

10 strokes
Radical:
legs 儿
Parts:
儿 冖 口 尚
Variants:
黨
party, faction, clique
Kun:
なかま、 むら
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
39 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 党 【トウ】 party (political), person who is fond of, fan of
  • 党員 【トウイン】 party member
  • 両党 【リョウトウ】 both political parties
  • 同党 【ドウトウ】 same (political) party, the said party

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dang3
Korean:
dang

Spanish

  • partido
  • facción

Portuguese

  • partido
  • facção
  • claque

French

  • parti politique
  • faction
  • clique
848 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
957 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
946 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
106 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1363 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
339 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1191 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
495 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
504 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
710 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
515 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3190 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1647 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2236 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
805 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1381 Morohashi
2581 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
363 New Nelson (John Haig)
797 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
860 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
76 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
911 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1057 2001 Kanji
3n7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-5 SKIP code
2-3-7 SKIP code
9021.6 Four corner code
1-37-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
515a Unicode hex code