Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
Kun:
あさ.い
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 浅見 【センケン】 shallow view, superficial idea
  • 浅海 【センカイ】 shallow sea
  • 深浅 【シンセン】 depth, shade (of color, colour)

Kun reading compounds

  • 浅い 【あさい】 shallow, superficial, slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge), short (time), early, young
  • 浅煎り 【あさいり】 light roast (coffee)

Readings

Japanese names:
あざ、 さ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian3, jian1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • poco profundo
  • superficial

Portuguese

  • raso
  • frívolo
  • superficial
  • desprezível
  • obsceno

French

  • peu profond
  • superficiel
  • frivole
  • misérable
  • honteux
655 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
554 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
525 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
838 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2549 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
722 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
683 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
827 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
649 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
660 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1190 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
464 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
289 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
375 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17452 Morohashi
389 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3129 New Nelson (John Haig)
369 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
395 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
529 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
359 2001 Kanji
3a6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3315.0 Four corner code
1-32-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d45 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
interval, space
Kun:
あいだあい
On:
カンケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
  • 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
  • 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
  • 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
  • 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
  • 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
  • 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
  • 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)

Kun reading compounds

  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
  • ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
  • 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
  • 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
  • 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
  • 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
  • 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude

Readings

Japanese names:
ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gan

Spanish

  • intervalo
  • espacio
  • habitación

Portuguese

  • intervalo
  • espaço

French

  • intervalle
  • espace
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
100 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
92 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
174 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
96 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
43 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1841 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1634 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41249 Morohashi
3323 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1620 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
215 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
8e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-4 SKIP code
7760.7 Four corner code
1-20-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9593 Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
dot
Parts:
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
542 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 丸 【ガン】 fishball, meatball, pill
  • 丸剤 【ガンザイ】 pill
  • 一丸 【イチガン】 one lump, one body, one group
  • 雷丸 【ライガン】 raigan (Omphalia lapidescens), parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine

Kun reading compounds

  • 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
  • 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
  • 本丸 【ほんまる】 inner citadel, core, center, centre, focus, crux
  • 大丸 【だいまる】 Daimaru, Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
  • 丸める 【まるめる】 to make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away, to round off (a fraction), to shave (one's head), to lump together
  • 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
  • 丸井 【まるい】 Marui, Marui (retailer)

Readings

Japanese names:
ま、 わ、 わに
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wan2
Korean:
hwan

Spanish

  • redondo
  • circular
  • círculo
  • redondear

Portuguese

  • arredondar
  • cheio
  • mês
  • perfeição
  • -nave
  • pílulas
  • espiral para cima
  • seduzir

French

  • rond
  • arrondir
  • entier (mois)
  • pilule
  • perfection
  • suffixe des bateaux
  • se pelotonner
  • se rouler en boule
  • séduire
  • justifier
101 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
830 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
567 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
155 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
922 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
288 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
644 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
654 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
591 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
17 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4225 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2134 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2883 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
44 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
94 Morohashi
3417 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34 New Nelson (John Haig)
44 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
44 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
82 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1657 2001 Kanji
0a3.28 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
5001.7 Four corner code
1-20-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e38 Unicode hex code