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明

8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 月
Variants:
朙
bright, light
Kun:
あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
On:
メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
  • 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
  • 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
  • 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
  • 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
  • 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
  • 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
  • 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
  • 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
  • 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
  • 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

Kun reading compounds

  • 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
  • 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
  • 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
  • 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
  • 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
  • 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
  • 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
  • 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
  • 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • luz
  • brillo
  • claridad
  • listo
  • inteligente
  • claro
  • luminoso
  • iluminar
  • aclarar

Portuguese

  • brilhante
  • luz

French

  • clair
  • lumière
141 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
228 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
208 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
84 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2110 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
58 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
186 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
623 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
18 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
984 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1060 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13805 Morohashi
855 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2435 New Nelson (John Haig)
20 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
167 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3846 2001 Kanji
4c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
6702.0 Four corner code
1-44-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660e Unicode hex code

白

5 strokes
Radical:
white 白
Parts:
白
white
Kun:
しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
On:
ハク、 ビャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
  • 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
  • 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
  • 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours

Kun reading compounds

  • 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
  • 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 白色 【しろいろ】 white

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 か、 はっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bai2
Korean:
baeg, bae

Spanish

  • blanco

Portuguese

  • branco

French

  • blanc
37 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
53 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
65 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
266 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3095 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
79 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
216 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
205 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1362 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4305 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22678 Morohashi
3493 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3863 New Nelson (John Haig)
37 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
242 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
46 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
4c1.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-39-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767d Unicode hex code

現

11 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
王 見
present, existing, actual
Kun:
あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
On:
ゲン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
85 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 現 【ゲン】 present (e.g. government, administration), current, existing
  • 現役 【ゲンエキ】 active duty, active service, student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school, student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
  • 具現 【グゲン】 incarnation, embodiment, realization, giving concrete form (to)
  • 体現 【タイゲン】 personification, impersonation, embodiment

Kun reading compounds

  • 現れる 【あらわれる】 to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
  • 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
  • 現つ 【うつつ】 reality, consciousness
  • 現責 【うつつぜめ】 sleep deprivation (Edo-period torture method)
  • 現つ 【うつつ】 reality, consciousness
  • 現責 【うつつぜめ】 sleep deprivation (Edo-period torture method)

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 きら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
hyeon

Spanish

  • presente
  • actual
  • real
  • aparecer
  • hacerse visible
  • mostrarse
  • manifestar
  • expresar

Portuguese

  • presente
  • exist6encia
  • realidade

French

  • le présent
  • existant
  • actuel
  • montrer
602 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
692 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
666 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2943 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
495 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
735 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1360 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
298 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
578 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1320 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1218 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
657 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
879 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
265 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21004 Morohashi
968 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3645 New Nelson (John Haig)
259 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
275 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
67 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
732 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3157 2001 Kanji
4f7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
1611.0 Four corner code
1-24-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
73fe Unicode hex code

在

6 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 土
exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
Kun:
あ.る
On:
ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
211 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 在 【ザイ】 the country, countryside, outskirts, suburbs, presence, being in attendance, situated in, staying in, resident in
  • 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
  • 顕在 【ケンザイ】 being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent), being apparent, being obvious, being tangible, being revealed
  • 介在 【カイザイ】 existing (between), interposition, intervention, involvement

Kun reading compounds

  • 有る 【ある】 to be, to exist, to live, to have, to be located, to be equipped with, to happen, to come about
  • 在るがまま 【あるがまま】 as it is, plain (truth), bare, undisguised, unvarnished, unexaggerated, honest, true, frank, candid

Readings

Japanese names:
あり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zai4
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • existir
  • pueblo natal
  • alrededores
  • ser

Portuguese

  • existir
  • arredores
  • subúrbios
  • localizados em

French

  • exister
  • banlieue
  • situé à
613 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
711 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
684 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
243 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1055 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
258 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
427 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
268 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
268 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
588 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
349 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3704 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1896 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2577 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
692 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4881 Morohashi
2984 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
975 New Nelson (John Haig)
685 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
740 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
182 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
659 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1472 2001 Kanji
3b3.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-4 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
4021.4 Four corner code
1-26-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5728 Unicode hex code

危

6 strokes
Radical:
kneel 卩
Parts:
勹 卩 厂
dangerous, fear, uneasy
Kun:
あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
606 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 危 【キ】 danger, Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 危害 【キガイ】 injury, harm, danger
  • 安危 【アンキ】 fate, safety, welfare

Kun reading compounds

  • 危ない 【あぶない】 dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious, in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk, uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful, close (call), narrow (escape), look out!, watch out!, be careful!
  • 危ない橋を渡る 【あぶないはしをわたる】 to tread on thin ice, to go out on a limb, to walk a tightrope, to take risks, to cross a dangerous bridge
  • 危うい 【あやうい】 dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger, precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying
  • 危ぶむ 【あやぶむ】 to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei1, wei2
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • peligroso
  • dudoso

Portuguese

  • perigoso
  • medo
  • desconforto

French

  • dangereux
  • crainte
  • gêne
844 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
831 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
624 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
187 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
899 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
385 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
318 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
534 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
543 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
789 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
256 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3965 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2041 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2755 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1428 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2849X Morohashi
3199 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
629 New Nelson (John Haig)
1416 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1520 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
495 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
841 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2556 2001 Kanji
2n4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-2 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
2721.2 Four corner code
1-20-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5371 Unicode hex code

険

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
人 个 口 阡
Variants:
險 礆
precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
Kun:
けわ.しい
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
707 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 険 【ケン】 steepness, steep place, harsh (look), sharp (tongue)
  • 険悪 【ケンアク】 dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical, serious, stern (expression), hostile (attitude), sharp, harsh
  • 損害保険 【ソンガイホケン】 damage insurance
  • 社会保険 【シャカイホケン】 social insurance

Kun reading compounds

  • 険しい 【けわしい】 precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep, grim, severe, stern
  • 険しい顔 【けわしいかお】 grim face

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian3
Korean:
heom

Spanish

  • escarpado
  • inaccesible
  • peligroso
  • difícil

Portuguese

  • íngreme
  • lugar inacessível
  • posição inexpugnável
  • lugar escarpado
  • olhos agudos

French

  • à pic
  • escarpé
  • raide
  • lieu inaccessible
  • position imprenable
  • regard aiguisé
770 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
689 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
662 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
616 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5000 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
356 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
988 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1308 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
533 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
542 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
790 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
736 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
658 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
398 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
495 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1688 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41721P Morohashi
542 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6456 New Nelson (John Haig)
1672 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1802 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
731 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3663 2001 Kanji
2d8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7823.6 Four corner code
1-24-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
967a Unicode hex code