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  • 栴檀 【センダン】 chinaberry, Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach), Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
  • 栴檀は双葉より芳し 【センダンハフタバヨリカンバシ】 genius shows from childhood, the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhan1
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

Portuguese

French

14737 Morohashi
2651 New Nelson (John Haig)
4a6.28 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4894.7 Four corner code
1-32-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6834 Unicode hex code

17 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
cedar, sandalwood, spindle tree
Kun:
まゆみ
On:
ダンタン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 旦那 【ダンナ】 master (of a house, shop, etc.), husband, sir, boss, master, governor, patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy, alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
  • 檀越 【ダンオツ】 alms-giver, person who donates to a monk or a temple, dana-pati
  • 仏壇 【ブツダン】 Buddhist (household) altar
  • 阿檀 【アダン】 umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer), fragrant screw pine, kewda
  • 黒檀 【コクタン】 ebony
  • 紫檀 【シタン】 rosewood, red sandalwood

Kun reading compounds

  • 小檀 【こまゆみ】 spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan2
Korean:
dan

Spanish

  • árbol de la familia del cedro

Portuguese

French

2386 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2623 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2128 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1385 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
743 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1003 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15632 Morohashi
2895 New Nelson (John Haig)
2525 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2585 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a13.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-13 SKIP code
4091.6 Four corner code
1-35-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a80 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
right hand
Parts:
Variants:
pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1029 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 双 【ソウ】 pair
  • 双子 【フタゴ】 twins, twin
  • 一双 【イッソウ】 pair (esp. of folding screens)
  • 八双 【ハッソウ】 style of sword fighting

Kun reading compounds

  • 双葉 【ふたば】 seed leaves (of a dicot), cotyledons, bud, sprout, early stages, very beginning
  • 双子 【ふたご】 twins, twin
  • 並ぶ 【ならぶ】 to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match, to equal

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shuang1
Korean:
ssang

Spanish

  • par
  • ambos
  • contador de pares

Portuguese

  • par
  • conjunto
  • comparação
  • nº de pares

French

  • paire
  • ensemble (groupe d'objets)
  • comparaison
  • compteur de paires
1513 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1178 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
859 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1541 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
390 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
53 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1594 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1701 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1763 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
266 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
28 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
13 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
13 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
704 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3125 Morohashi
25 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
673 New Nelson (John Haig)
697 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
753 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1027 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3567 2001 Kanji
2h2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
7744.0 Four corner code
1744.0 Four corner code
1-33-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53cc Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Kun:
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
414 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 葉 【ヨウ】 counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc., counter for boats
  • 葉胃 【ヨウイ】 omasum, psalterium, third compartment of the stomach in ruminants
  • 紅葉 【コウヨウ】 leaves turning red (in autumn), red leaves, autumn colours, fall colors
  • 前頭葉 【ゼントウヨウ】 frontal lobe

Kun reading compounds

  • 葉 【は】 leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
  • 葉書 【はがき】 postcard, memo, note, card
  • 一葉 【いちよう】 one leaf, one page, one sheet, one card, one photo, one boat
  • 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression

Readings

Japanese names:
よ、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie2, ye4, she4
Korean:
yeob, seob

Spanish

  • hoja
  • contador de cosas planas
  • follaje

Portuguese

  • folha
  • avião
  • ponta
  • agulha
  • lâmina
  • lança
  • sufixo p/ contagem de coisas chatas

French

  • feuille
  • lobe
  • aiguille
  • brin (herbe)
  • fragment
  • compteur d'objets plats
327 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
428 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
405 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
405 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4001 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
179 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
870 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1991 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
569 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
663 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2912 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1497 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2024 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
233 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31387P Morohashi
2321 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5129 New Nelson (John Haig)
228 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
243 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
275 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
412 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1964 2001 Kanji
3k9.21 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
2-3-8 SKIP code
4490.4 Four corner code
1-45-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8449 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 芳香 【ホウコウ】 perfume, fragrance, aroma, balm, sweet scent
  • 芳韻 【ホウイン】 Chinese poem, poem, rhyme
  • 遺芳 【イホウ】 memory or autograph of deceased
  • 余芳 【ヨホウ】 lingering fragrance, continuing fame (after death)

Kun reading compounds

  • 芳しい 【かんばしい】 sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic, good (reputation, condition, results, etc.), favorable

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 かおる、 は、 ほ、 みち、 やす、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang1
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • perfume
  • bálsamo
  • aroma
  • prefijo de respeto
  • frangante
  • aromático
  • perfumado

Portuguese

  • perfume
  • calmante
  • cheiroso
  • fragrante

French

  • parfum
  • embaumé
  • parfumé
1791 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1339 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3907 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1316 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1696 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
480 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1775 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1907 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1665 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
643 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2739 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1404 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1893 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
504 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30736P Morohashi
2210 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4979 New Nelson (John Haig)
493 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
532 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1143 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1945 2001 Kanji
3k4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4422.7 Four corner code
1-43-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82b3 Unicode hex code