Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
crude, simple, plain, docile
Kun:
ほうほおえのき
On:
ボク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1626 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 朴直 【ボクチョク】 simplicity, honesty, naivete
  • 朴訥 【ボクトツ】 unsophisticated, ruggedly honest, artless, unaffected, simple, naive
  • 純朴 【ジュンボク】 simple and honest, unsophisticated, simpleminded, naive, unspoiled
  • 厚朴 【コウボク】 Japanese bigleaf magnolia bark (used in Chinese medicine)

Kun reading compounds

  • 朴の木 【ほおのき】 magnolia (Magnolia obovata), Japanese big leaf magnolia
  • 朴 【ほお】 Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
  • 朴の木 【ほおのき】 magnolia (Magnolia obovata), Japanese big leaf magnolia
  • 榎 【えのき】 Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica), Chinese nettle tree, enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), winter mushroom, velvet shank, enokitake, enokidake

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
po4, piao2, pu3, pu2
Korean:
bag

Spanish

  • sencillo
  • simple
  • honesto
  • natural

Portuguese

  • simples
  • cru
  • planície
  • dócil

French

  • brut
  • simple
  • honnête
  • docile
1819 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1896 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1828 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1416 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
255 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1466 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1562 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1529 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1070 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1013 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
211 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14428 Morohashi
819 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544 New Nelson (John Haig)
207 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
220 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1082 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1854 2001 Kanji
4a2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-2 SKIP code
4390.0 Four corner code
1-43-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6734 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
stop
Parts:
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
143 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 正 【セイ】 (logical) true, regular, 10^40, ten thousand undecillion, original, positive, greater than zero, thesis (in dialectics)
  • 正解 【セイカイ】 correct answer, right solution, correct interpretation, right decision, right choice, appropriate judgement
  • 検事正 【ケンジセイ】 chief public prosecutor
  • 適正 【テキセイ】 reasonable, suitable
  • 正 【ショウ】 exactly, precisely, correct, right, true, greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior, director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period), chief
  • 正月 【ショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
  • 大正 【タイショウ】 Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25), Taisho era
  • 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!

Kun reading compounds

  • 正しい 【ただしい】 right, correct, proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
  • 正しい行い 【ただしいおこない】 conducting oneself properly, right conduct, doing the right thing
  • 正す 【ただす】 to correct, to rectify, to reform, to amend, to redress, to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.), to adjust
  • 糺す 【ただす】 to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of
  • 正 【まさ】 exact, precise
  • 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
  • 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally

Readings

Japanese names:
おお、 くに、 ま、 まさし、 ただし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4, zheng1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • correcto
  • justo
  • arreglar
  • enderezar

Portuguese

  • corrigir
  • justiça
  • correto
  • direito
  • 10 elevado a 40

French

  • correct
  • positif
  • juste
  • droit
  • 10**40
46 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
79 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
41 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
109 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
27 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
123 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
203 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
205 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
275 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
275 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1128 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4296 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2172 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2926 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
385 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16255 Morohashi
3484 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2955 New Nelson (John Haig)
379 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
405 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
139 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
42 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3173 2001 Kanji
2m3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-1 SKIP code
1010.1 Four corner code
1-32-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b63 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
Variants:
auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 祥 【ショウ】 omen (usu. good), (auspicious) sign, first two anniversaries of a person's death
  • 祥雲 【ショウウン】 auspicious cloud
  • 瑞祥 【ズイショウ】 auspicious sign, good omen
  • 清祥 【セイショウ】 happiness and health

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 さか、 さち、 ひろ、 まさ、 やす、 ゆき、 よし、 あきら、 さき、 さむ、 ただ、 なか、 なが
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang2
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • suerte
  • buen augurio

Portuguese

  • auspicioso
  • felicidade
  • bons auspícios

French

  • bon présage
  • prometteur
  • bonheur
1398 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1549 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3246 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1562 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1578 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1074 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1576 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1682 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1542 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1424 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1184 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
644 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
855 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1097 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24689P Morohashi
948 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4090 New Nelson (John Haig)
1088 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1169 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1373 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
655 2001 Kanji
4e6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
3825.1 Four corner code
1-30-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7965 Unicode hex code