Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
prosperous, bright, clear
Kun:
さかん
On:
ショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 昌運 【ショウウン】 prosperity, fortune
  • 昌泰 【ショウタイ】 Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
  • 隆昌 【リュウショウ】 prosperity
  • 南昌 【ナンショウ】 Nanchang (China)

Readings

Japanese names:
まさ、 まさし、 よし、 あき、 あきら、 さかえ、 あつ、 すけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang1
Korean:
chang

Spanish

  • claro
  • próspero
  • brillante

Portuguese

French

  • prospère
  • brillant
  • clair
1552 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2105 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1950 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
715 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2089 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3069 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1564 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2140 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
25 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13803 Morohashi
2414 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428 New Nelson (John Haig)
25 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
25 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4c4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
6060.0 Four corner code
1-30-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660c Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious
Kun:
はか.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 図 【ズ】 drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map, sight, scene
  • 図鑑 【ズカン】 pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide
  • 一途 【イチズ】 wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
  • 構図 【コウズ】 composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement
  • 図書館 【トショカン】 library
  • 図書 【トショ】 books
  • 異図 【イト】 treasonable intent
  • 隠された意図 【カクサレタイト】 hidden agenda

Kun reading compounds

  • 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tu2
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • dibujo
  • ilustración
  • consulta
  • estrategia
  • planear
  • diseñar

Portuguese

  • mapa
  • desenho
  • plano
  • inesperado
  • acidentalmente

French

  • carte
  • dessin
  • plan
  • inattendu
  • accidentellement
261 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
167 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
150 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
631 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1034 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
388 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
142 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
502 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
339 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
339 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
342 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3809 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1951 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2645 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1188 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4734P Morohashi
3071 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
947 New Nelson (John Haig)
1180 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1264 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
146 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
366 2001 Kanji
3s4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
6040.3 Four corner code
6040.0 Four corner code
1-31-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56f3 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
Variants:
prefecture
Kun:
か.ける
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
  • 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
  • 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
  • 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture

Readings

Japanese names:
あがた、 がた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
hyeon

Spanish

  • prefectura

Portuguese

  • Condado
  • prefeitura (região)

French

  • préfecture
  • département
203 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
291 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
273 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
195 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1362 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
381 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
226 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1252 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1380 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3269 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
126 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23210P Morohashi
2641 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3918 New Nelson (John Haig)
513 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
552 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1241 2001 Kanji
3n6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
3-4-5 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2690.1 Four corner code
1-24-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770c Unicode hex code