Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
moon, month
Parts:
possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Kun:
あ.る
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
282 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 有 【ユウ】 existence, possession, having, limited company
  • 有意義 【ユウイギ】 significant, useful, meaningful, worthwhile, valuable, of interest
  • 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
  • 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
  • 有 【ウ】 bhava (becoming, existence)
  • 有無 【ウム】 existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, consent or refusal, yes or no
  • 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
  • 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain

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
  • ある限り 【あるかぎり】 all (there is), as long as there is

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あら、 あり、 ある、 くに、 なお、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you3, you4
Korean:
yu

Spanish

  • existir
  • poseer
  • tener
  • ser

Portuguese

  • possuir
  • ter
  • existir
  • acontecer
  • ocorrer
  • aproximadamente
  • haver

French

  • posséder
  • avoir
  • être
  • arriver (se passer)
523 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
423 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
401 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
268 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3727 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
267 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
193 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
303 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.4 Japanese for Busy People
265 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
265 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
347 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1003 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3703 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1895 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2576 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
79 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14332 Morohashi
2983 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4756 New Nelson (John Haig)
79 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
83 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
245 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
273 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1446 2001 Kanji
4b2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-4 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-45-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6709 Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
river 巛 (川, 巜)
Parts:
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Kun:
かわ
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
  • 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
  • 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
  • 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan

Kun reading compounds

  • 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
  • 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
  • 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
  • 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 こ、 さわ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuan1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • arroyo
  • río

Portuguese

  • corrente
  • rio

French

  • rivière
  • fleuve
  • radical rivière (no. 47)
39 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
59 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
48 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
111 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1447 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
41 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
49 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
20 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
33 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
101 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
548 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
6 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
129 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8673 Morohashi
6 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1526 New Nelson (John Haig)
127 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
134 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
196 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
21 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1254 2001 Kanji
0a3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-2 SKIP code
2200.0 Four corner code
1-32-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ddd Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
pear tree
Kun:
なし
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 梨園 【リエン】 theatrical world
  • 梨果 【リカ】 pome
  • 鳳梨 【ホウリ】 pineapple
  • 阿闍梨 【アジャリ】 high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils), high priest, initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon), monk who conducts religious services

Kun reading compounds

  • 梨 【なし】 nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia), Japanese pear, Asian pear
  • 梨狩り 【なしがり】 pear picking, harvesting pears
  • 西洋梨 【せいようなし】 European pear (Pyrus communis), common pear
  • 青梨 【あおなし】 Harbin pear (Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis), Ussurian pear, Chinese pear

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li2
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • peral
  • pera

Portuguese

French

  • poire
1487 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2275 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1476 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2115 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1951 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3412 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1757 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2392 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
916 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14873 Morohashi
2744 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2697 New Nelson (John Haig)
907 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
973 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a7.24 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-4 SKIP code
2290.4 Four corner code
1-45-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
68a8 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
Variants:
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
On:
カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
895 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 絵画 【カイガ】 painting, picture
  • 絵画館 【カイガカン】 art or picture gallery
  • 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
  • 絵の具 【エノグ】 paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
  • 巴 【トモエ】 tomoe, heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
  • 踏み絵 【フミエ】 fumi-e, fumie, tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample, allegiance test, loyalty test

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui4
Korean:
hoe

Spanish

  • cuadro
  • dibujo
  • pintura

Portuguese

  • gravura
  • desenho
  • pintura
  • esboço

French

  • image
  • dessin
  • peinture
  • esquisse
172 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
95 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
89 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
976 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3537 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
380 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
819 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2332 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
345 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
345 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
617 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1530 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1704 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
910 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1233 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1358 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27464P Morohashi
1346 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4488 New Nelson (John Haig)
1346 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1446 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
214 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2771 2001 Kanji
6a6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-6 SKIP code
2893.1 Four corner code
1-19-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d75 Unicode hex code