Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
moon, month
Parts:
morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Kun:
あさ
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
  • 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
  • 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
  • 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty

Kun reading compounds

  • 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
  • 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
  • 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
  • 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhao1, chao2
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • mañana
  • amanecer
  • corte imperial

Portuguese

  • manhã
  • disnastia
  • regime
  • época
  • período
  • Coréia do Norte

French

  • matin
  • dynastie
  • régime
  • période
  • époque
  • Corée (Nord)
118 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
191 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
175 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
257 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3788 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
395 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
195 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1672 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
469 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
477 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
91 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1009 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2130 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1513 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
52 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14374P Morohashi
1695 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4838 New Nelson (John Haig)
52 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
53 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
218 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1546 2001 Kanji
4b8.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
4742.0 Four corner code
1-36-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
671d Unicode hex code

17 strokes
Radical:
fish
Parts:
fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
355 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 鮮度 【センド】 (degree of) freshness
  • 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
  • 海鮮 【カイセン】 seafood
  • 李氏朝鮮 【リシチョウセン】 Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910), Yi dynasty

Kun reading compounds

  • 鮮やか 【あざやか】 vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant, skillful, skilful, adroit, brilliant (performance, goal, etc.), splendid, superb, magnificent, fine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian1, xian3
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • fresco
  • vívido
  • reciente
  • espléndido
  • Corea

Portuguese

  • fresca
  • viva
  • limpa
  • brilhante
  • Coréia

French

  • frais
  • vif
  • clair
  • brillant
  • Corée
1501 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
833 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5295 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1350 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1920 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2670 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
701 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
714 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
916 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1932 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2355 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1656 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
557 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
46133 Morohashi
1877 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6864 New Nelson (John Haig)
551 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
590 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1891 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2555 2001 Kanji
11a6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-6 SKIP code
2835.1 Four corner code
1-33-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9bae Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd
Parts:
Variants:
war, battle, match
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
  • 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
  • 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
  • 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)

Kun reading compounds

  • 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
  • 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
  • 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
  • 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
  • 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
  • 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
  • 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
  • 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhan4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • guerra
  • batalla
  • lucha
  • pelear
  • batallar
  • combatir
  • luchar

Portuguese

  • guerra
  • batalha
  • disputa

French

  • guerre
  • bataille
  • match
448 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
555 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
526 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1810 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
399 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
550 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
301 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
839 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1948 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11631P Morohashi
1787 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 New Nelson (John Haig)
1929 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2079 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
608 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
4n9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
9355.0 Four corner code
3355.0 Four corner code
1-32-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6226 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
hook
Parts:
Variants:
contend, dispute, argue
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 争奪 【ソウダツ】 struggle (for), scramble, contest
  • 争議 【ソウギ】 dispute, quarrel, strike
  • 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
  • 政争 【セイソウ】 political strife

Kun reading compounds

  • 争う 【あらそう】 to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, to deny (e.g. evidence)
  • 争うべからざる 【あらそうべからざる】 indisputable

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng1
Korean:
jaeng

Spanish

  • pelear
  • disputar
  • discutir
  • competir

Portuguese

  • lutar
  • disputar
  • discutir

French

  • se quereller
  • se disputer
451 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
558 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
529 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
186 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
311 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
295 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
344 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
302 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
302 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
361 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
274 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2523 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1281 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1749 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1162 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
236 Morohashi
2030 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
69 New Nelson (John Haig)
1154 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1238 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
467 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2547 2001 Kanji
2n4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2750.7 Four corner code
1-33-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e89 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1385 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 没 【ボツ】 death, rejection (of a manuscript, etc.), lacking, without
  • 没後 【ボツゴ】 after death, posthumously
  • 戦没 【センボツ】 death in battle, killed in action
  • 陥没 【カンボツ】 cave-in, collapse, sinking, depression (e.g. of the skull), subsidence
  • 没薬 【モツヤク】 myrrh

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei2, mo4
Korean:
mol

Spanish

  • hundirse
  • ocultarse
  • morir
  • perecer
  • perder
  • penetrar
  • rechazar
  • excluir

Portuguese

  • afogar
  • afundar
  • esconder
  • cair na mãos de
  • desaparecer
  • evaporar

French

  • sombrer
  • couler
  • cacher
  • immersion
  • disparaître
  • mourir
1823 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1579 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2506 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1075 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1461 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
935 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
963 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1130 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1167 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
305 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
714 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17233 Morohashi
260 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3066 New Nelson (John Haig)
707 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
763 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1140 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
368 2001 Kanji
3a4.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3714.7 Four corner code
1-43-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ca1 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
old 老 (耂)
Parts:
Variants:
someone, person
Kun:
もの
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
  • 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
  • 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender

Kun reading compounds

  • 者 【もの】 person
  • 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
  • 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
  • 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • alguém
  • pessoa

French

  • personne
  • quelqu'un
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
314 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
298 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3685 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
56 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
240 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
769 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
164 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1578 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3980 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1264 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28852 Morohashi
3211 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1256 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
302 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1478 2001 Kanji
4c4.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-4 SKIP code
4-8-2 SKIP code
2-4-4 SKIP code
4460.0 Four corner code
1-28-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8005 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 慰謝 【イシャ】 consolation
  • 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation
  • 弔慰 【チョウイ】 condolence, sympathy
  • 自慰 【ジイ】 masturbation, onanism, self-consolation

Kun reading compounds

  • 慰める 【なぐさめる】 to comfort, to console, to amuse
  • 慰む 【なぐさむ】 to feel comforted, to be in good spirits, to feel better, to forget one's worries, to trifle with, to fool around with

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • consolar
  • confortar
  • aliviar
  • alegrar

Portuguese

  • consolo
  • divertimento
  • sedução
  • torce
  • levar na esportiva
  • conforto
  • consolar

French

  • réconforter
  • divertissement
  • séduire
  • consoler
  • remonter
  • s'amuser de
1008 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1466 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1758 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1066 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1317 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2404 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1618 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1726 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1702 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
798 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3557 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1835 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2497 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1105 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11135 Morohashi
2867 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1972 New Nelson (John Haig)
1096 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1177 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1761 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3758 2001 Kanji
4k11.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-4 SKIP code
7433.0 Four corner code
1-16-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6170 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
rain
Parts:
Variants:
spirits, soul
Kun:
たま
On:
レイリョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
  • 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
  • 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
  • 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
  • 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
  • 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
  • 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
  • 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death

Kun reading compounds

  • 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
  • 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • espíritu
  • alma
  • dios

Portuguese

  • espíritos
  • alma
  • fantasmas

French

  • esprits
  • âmes
1923 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1361 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5056 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1299 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1891 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2390 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1168 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1225 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1688 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1867 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3480 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1793 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2442 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1808 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42309P Morohashi
2805 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6532 New Nelson (John Haig)
1791 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1930 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1815 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3174 2001 Kanji
8d7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-7 SKIP code
1010.2 Four corner code
1-46-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
970a Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
Variants:
tombstone, monument
Kun:
いしぶみ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1792 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 碑 【イシブミ】 stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
  • 碑文 【ヒブン】 inscription, epitaph, epigraph
  • 詩碑 【シヒ】 monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem
  • 慰霊碑 【イレイヒ】 cenotaph, memorial monument

Kun reading compounds

  • 碑 【いしぶみ】 stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei1
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • lápida sepulcral
  • mausoleo

Portuguese

  • lápide
  • monumento

French

  • pierre tombale
  • monument
1731 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1718 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3206 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1758 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1573 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1908 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1522 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1623 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1771 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1408 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1553 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
820 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1122 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1526 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24364P Morohashi
1213 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4028 New Nelson (John Haig)
1512 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1630 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1718 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3355 2001 Kanji
5a9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-9 SKIP code
1664.0 Four corner code
1-40-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7891 Unicode hex code