Jisho

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洗

9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
ノ 儿 土 汁
wash, inquire into, probe
Kun:
あら.う
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
  • 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
  • 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
  • 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed

Kun reading compounds

  • 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep

Readings

Japanese names:
あらい、 らい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi3
Korean:
se, seon

Spanish

  • lavar
  • limpiar
  • aclarar
  • investigar
  • indagar

Portuguese

  • lavar
  • indagar
  • sondar

French

  • laver
  • fouiller
  • examiner
927 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
916 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
626 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2551 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
925 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
210 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
817 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
692 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
705 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
198 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1189 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
465 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
255 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17379 Morohashi
388 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3131 New Nelson (John Haig)
249 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
264 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
888 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
357 2001 Kanji
3a6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3411.1 Four corner code
1-32-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d17 Unicode hex code

濯

17 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
ヨ 汁 隹
laundry, wash, pour on, rinse
Kun:
すす.ぐ、 ゆす.ぐ
On:
タク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1698 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 乾燥洗濯 【カンソウセンタク】 dry cleaning
  • 鬼のいぬまに洗濯 【オニノイヌマニセンタク】 playing while the cat is away, taking a break while the boss is out, doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone, relaxing while the demon is out

Kun reading compounds

  • 濯ぐ 【すすぐ】 to rinse, to wash out, to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace
  • 濯ぐ 【すすぐ】 to rinse, to wash out, to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuo2
Korean:
tag

Spanish

  • lavar
  • enjuagar
  • aclarar

Portuguese

  • lavanderia
  • lavar
  • verter em
  • enxáguar

French

  • lessive
  • laver
  • rincer
  • verser
1556 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1699 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2718 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
710 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2609 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1561 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1664 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1257 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
978 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
543 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
711 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
584 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18532X Morohashi
793 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3360 New Nelson (John Haig)
577 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
619 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1871 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
375 2001 Kanji
3a14.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-14 SKIP code
3711.4 Four corner code
1-34-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6fef Unicode hex code

表

8 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
二 亠 土 士 衣
surface, table, chart, diagram
Kun:
おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
On:
ヒョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
77 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 表 【ヒョウ】 table, chart, list, memorial to an emperor
  • 表記 【ヒョウキ】 expression in writing, written representation, notation, transcription, orthography, writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope), inscribing on the face
  • 一覧表 【イチランヒョウ】 list, table, schedule, catalogue, catalog
  • 意表 【イヒョウ】 surprise, something unexpected

Kun reading compounds

  • 表 【おもて】 surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an inning), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground, Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
  • 表裏 【ひょうり】 front and back, inside and outside, two sides, both sides, duplicity, double-dealing, being two-faced
  • 京表 【きょうおもて】 vicinity of Kyoto
  • 中表 【なかおもて】 cloth folded inside out
  • 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
  • 現れる 【あらわれる】 to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
  • 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
biao3
Korean:
pyo

Spanish

  • superficie
  • tabla
  • diagrama
  • expresar
  • mostrar

Portuguese

  • superfície
  • tabela
  • gráfico
  • diagrama

French

  • surface (apparente)
  • face
  • tableau
  • graphique
  • diagramme
309 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
402 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
379 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
124 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
108 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
308 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
879 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
914 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
272 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
437 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1620 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3083 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1572 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2151 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1560 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34105 Morohashi
2429 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5422 New Nelson (John Haig)
1546 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1666 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
178 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
311 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1465 2001 Kanji
0a8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
5073.2 Four corner code
1-41-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8868 Unicode hex code

示

5 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
二 小 示
show, indicate, point out, express, display
Kun:
しめ.す
On:
ジ、 シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
237 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 示談 【ジダン】 settlement out of court, private settlement
  • 示威 【ジイ】 demonstration, show of force
  • 内示 【ナイジ】 unofficial announcement
  • 開示 【カイジ】 release (e.g. information), disclosure (legal), show, indication, display
  • 示し 【シメシ】 lesson, discipline, example (e.g. set a bad example), revelation
  • 示唆 【シサ】 suggestion, hint, implication
  • 公示 【コウジ】 public announcement, official notice, edict
  • 内示 【ナイジ】 unofficial announcement

Kun reading compounds

  • 示す 【しめす】 to (take out and) show, to demonstrate, to tell, to exemplify, to make apparent, to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.), to indicate, to show, to represent, to signify, to display
  • 示偏 【しめすへん】 kanji "show" radical at left (radical 113)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
si, gi

Spanish

  • mostrar
  • enseñar
  • indicar
  • revelar

Portuguese

  • espetáculo
  • indicar
  • apontar
  • expressar
  • mostrar

French

  • montrer
  • indiquer
  • signaler
  • exprimer
  • exposer
622 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
723 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
695 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
415 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3228 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
575 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
769 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
148 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
615 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
625 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1413 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2435 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1229 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1694 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1095 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24623 Morohashi
1936 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4060 New Nelson (John Haig)
1086 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1167 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
465 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
651 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3041 2001 Kanji
4e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-4 SKIP code
1090.1 Four corner code
1-28-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
793a Unicode hex code