Jisho

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検

12 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
人 个 口 木
Variants:
檢
examination, investigate
Kun:
しら.べる
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 検閲 【ケンエツ】 censorship, inspection, examination
  • 検疫 【ケンエキ】 quarantine, medical inspection
  • 送検 【ソウケン】 referring a case to a public prosecutor
  • 最高検 【サイコウケン】 Public Prosecutor's Office

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian3
Korean:
geom

Spanish

  • examinar
  • investigar
  • analizar

Portuguese

  • examinar
  • investigar

French

  • examen
  • inspection
771 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
690 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
663 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
351 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2304 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
785 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
638 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
792 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1101 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1241 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1689 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15065P Morohashi
986 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2752 New Nelson (John Haig)
1673 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1803 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
473 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
752 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1863 2001 Kanji
4a8.28 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
4893.6 Four corner code
1-24-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
691c Unicode hex code

索

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
冖 十 小 幺 糸
cord, rope, searching, inquiring
On:
サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 索 【サク】 rope, cord
  • 索引 【サクイン】 index (in a book)
  • 模索 【モサク】 groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
  • 神経索 【シンケイサク】 nerve cord

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
suo3
Korean:
sag, saeg

Spanish

  • soga
  • cordón
  • cuerda
  • buscar
  • disperso

Portuguese

  • corda
  • cabo

French

  • câble
  • corde
  • chercher (index)
1299 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1155 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
782 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1762 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1625 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1703 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1059 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1104 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1301 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1505 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3105 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1587 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2168 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1377 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27306 Morohashi
2455 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4449 New Nelson (John Haig)
1365 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1465 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1378 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1541 2001 Kanji
2k8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-6 SKIP code
2-2-8 SKIP code
4090.3 Four corner code
1-26-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d22 Unicode hex code

履

15 strokes
Radical:
corpse 尸
Parts:
夂 尸 彳 日 乞
perform, complete, footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet)
Kun:
は.く
On:
リ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1619 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 履歴書 【リレキショ】 personal history, curriculum vitae, resume
  • 履行 【リコウ】 performance (of a duty), fulfillment (of a promise), fulfilment, execution (of a contract), discharge, implementation
  • 草履 【ゾウリ】 zori, traditional Japanese thonged sandals
  • 再履 【サイリ】 repeating a course, taking a course again

Kun reading compounds

  • 履く 【はく】 to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear, to affix (a sword to one's hip), to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu:3
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • llevar a cabo uno mismo
  • calzado
  • calzarse

Portuguese

  • calçado
  • sapatos
  • botas
  • usar (sapatos
  • meias)

French

  • chausser
  • enfiler
  • chaussures
  • bottes
  • expérience
1896 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1657 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1404 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1639 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1234 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2415 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1635 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1745 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1405 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
534 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3933 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2028 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2736 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1066 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7799 Morohashi
3171 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1434 New Nelson (John Haig)
1057 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1137 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1755 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3767 2001 Kanji
3r12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
7724.7 Four corner code
1-45-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c65 Unicode hex code

歴

14 strokes
Radical:
stop 止
Parts:
厂 广 木 止 麻
curriculum, continuation, passage of time
On:
レキ、 レッキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
632 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 歴 【レキ】 experience, history, record, career
  • 歴史 【レキシ】 history
  • 略歴 【リャクレキ】 brief personal record, short curriculum vitae, short CV
  • 来歴 【ライレキ】 history, career
  • 歴とした 【レッキトシタ】 accepted, fully-fledged, clear, respectable

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • pasar
  • paso del tiempo

Portuguese

  • currículo
  • continuação
  • passagem de tempo

French

  • historique
  • curriculum
  • continuation
  • passage du temps
536 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
636 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
606 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
692 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
835 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
839 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
654 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2247 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
480 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
489 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
704 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1132 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3748 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2600 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
382 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16334P Morohashi
3019 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2964 New Nelson (John Haig)
376 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
402 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
387 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
621 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3373 2001 Kanji
2p12.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-12 SKIP code
7121.1 Four corner code
1-46-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b74 Unicode hex code