Jisho

×

気

6 strokes
Radical:
steam, breath 气
Parts:
丶 ノ 气 乞
Variants:
氣 炁
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Kun:
き
On:
キ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
  • 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
  • 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
  • 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Kun reading compounds

  • 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • espíritu
  • mente

Portuguese

  • espírito
  • mente

French

  • esprit
  • air
  • atmosphère
  • humeur
59 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
68 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
11 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2480 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
144 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
67 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
134 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3960 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17046P Morohashi
3194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3025 New Nelson (John Haig)
1885 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
55 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
52 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
0a6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-2 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
8041.7 Four corner code
1-21-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c17 Unicode hex code

筒

12 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
一 冂 口 竹 乞
cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve
Kun:
つつ
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 筒状 【ツツジョウ】 cylindrical, tubular
  • 筒状花 【トウジョウカ】 tubular flower, disk floret
  • 円筒 【エントウ】 cylinder
  • 気筒 【キトウ】 cylinder

Kun reading compounds

  • 筒 【つつ】 pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun, cannon, well lining, well curb
  • 筒井 【つつい】 round well
  • 銃の筒 【じゅうのつつ】 barrel of a gun
  • 紙筒 【かみづつ】 paper tube, cardboard tube

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tong3
Korean:
tong

Spanish

  • cilindro
  • tubo

Portuguese

  • cilindro
  • tubo
  • cano
  • cano de arma
  • manga

French

  • cylindre
  • tuyau
  • tube
  • canon (fusil)
  • manche
1655 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1567 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3392 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1125 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
796 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1818 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1472 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1569 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
373 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1480 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3323 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1721 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2341 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
953 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26004 Morohashi
2680 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4283 New Nelson (John Haig)
944 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1015 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1574 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2349 2001 Kanji
6f6.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-6 SKIP code
3-8-4 SKIP code
8822.7 Four corner code
1-37-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b52 Unicode hex code

休

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 木
rest, day off, retire, sleep
Kun:
やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
642 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 休刊 【キュウカン】 suspension of publication
  • 休暇 【キュウカ】 holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
  • 帰休 【キキュウ】 leave, furlough, temporary layoff
  • 定休 【テイキュウ】 regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

Kun reading compounds

  • 休む 【やすむ】 to be absent, to take a day off, to rest, to have a break, to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
  • 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
  • 休める 【やすめる】 to rest, to suspend, to give relief

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu1
Korean:
hyu

Spanish

  • descanso
  • descansar
  • tomarse un descanso
  • estar descansado
  • dar descanso

Portuguese

  • descanso
  • dia desligado
  • aposentar
  • sono

French

  • repos
  • jour de repos
  • se coucher
  • dormir
61 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
80 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
13 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
583 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
380 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
153 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
233 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
60 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
60 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
64 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
56 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
36 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
37 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
974 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
440 Morohashi
52 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142 New Nelson (John Haig)
965 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1038 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2164 2001 Kanji
2a4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2429.0 Four corner code
1-21-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f11 Unicode hex code

止

4 strokes
Radical:
stop 止
Parts:
止
stop, halt
Kun:
と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 止血 【シケツ】 stopping of bleeding, stanching, hemostasis, haemostasis
  • 止音器 【シオンキ】 (piano) damper
  • 抑止 【ヨクシ】 check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit, deterrent, deterrence
  • 解止 【カイシ】 termination

Kun reading compounds

  • 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
  • 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
  • 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
  • 止め 【とどめ】 finishing blow, coup de grâce
  • 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
  • 止まる 【とどまる】 to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
  • とどまるところを知らない 【とどまるところをしらない】 knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
  • 止める 【やめる】 to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit, to cancel, to abandon, to give up, to abolish, to abstain, to refrain
  • 止む 【やむ】 to cease, to stop, to be over
  • やむを得ない 【やむをえない】 cannot be helped, unavoidable
  • 止す 【よす】 to stop (doing), to cease, to desist, to drop, to lay off, to give up, to quit

Readings

Japanese names:
どめ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • parar
  • cesar
  • dejar de hacer
  • detenerse
  • pararse
  • detener

Portuguese

  • parada

French

  • arrêter
  • cesser
220 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
143 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
129 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
400 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2429 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
552 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
202 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
87 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
477 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
485 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
217 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1127 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3659 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1868 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2545 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
376 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16253 Morohashi
2941 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954 New Nelson (John Haig)
370 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
396 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
415 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
94 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1273 2001 Kanji
2m2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
4-4-2 SKIP code
2110.0 Four corner code
1-27-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b62 Unicode hex code