Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
Variants:
harp, koto
Kun:
こと
On:
キンゴン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1591 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 琴 【キン】 qin (7-stringed Chinese zither), guqin
  • 琴曲 【キンキョク】 koto music
  • 奚琴 【ケイキン】 xiqin (2-stringed Chinese musical instrument)
  • 携琴 【ケイキン】 sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)
  • 和琴 【ワゴン】 wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither

Kun reading compounds

  • 琴 【こと】 koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng
  • 琴座 【ことざ】 Lyra (constellation), the Lyre
  • 箏の琴 【そうのこと】 koto
  • 琵琶の琴 【びわのこと】 biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin2
Korean:
geum

Spanish

  • koto
  • arpa japonesa

Portuguese

  • harpa
  • koto (mus.)

French

  • koto
  • harpe
1178 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1486 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1393 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1536 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1778 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1251 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1319 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1906 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1322 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3455 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1778 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2422 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1605 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21079 Morohashi
2781 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3654 New Nelson (John Haig)
1591 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1717 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1566 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3160 2001 Kanji
4f8.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
1120.7 Four corner code
1-22-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7434 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast
Kun:
うら
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
977 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 海浦 【カイホ】 seaside
  • 曲浦 【キョクホ】 winding coast (beach)

Kun reading compounds

  • 浦 【うら】 inlet, seashore, beach
  • 浦内笛鯛 【うらうちふえだい】 Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
  • 津々浦々 【つつうらうら】 all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land, far and wide, (in) every port and harbor

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pu3
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • bahía
  • ensenada
  • golfo

Portuguese

  • baía
  • riacho
  • pequena baía
  • golfo
  • praia
  • costa

French

  • baie
  • crique
  • anse
  • golfe
  • rivage
  • côte
  • plage
1785 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
856 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2571 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1015 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1474 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1067 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1442 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1534 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1846 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1198 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
524 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
395 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1854 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17475 Morohashi
437 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3156 New Nelson (John Haig)
1837 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1980 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1360 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
353 2001 Kanji
3a7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3312.7 Four corner code
1-17-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d66 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
field
Parts:
Variants:
town, village, block, street
Kun:
まち
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
292 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 町 【チョウ】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m), chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
  • 町議会 【チョウギカイ】 town council
  • 同町 【ドウチョウ】 the same town, that town
  • 門前町 【モンゼンマチ】 town originally built around a temple or shrine

Kun reading compounds

  • 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
  • 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
  • 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
  • 門前町 【もんぜんまち】 town originally built around a temple or shrine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting3, ding1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • pueblo
  • ciudad
  • bloque
  • calle

Portuguese

  • aldeia
  • cidade
  • bloco
  • rua

French

  • quartier
  • ville
  • village
  • rue
115 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
61 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
57 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
114 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2995 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
167 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
221 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
426 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
182 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
182 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
549 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1335 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1430 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1028 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21735 Morohashi
1113 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3729 New Nelson (John Haig)
92 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
96 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
5f2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
6102.0 Four corner code
1-36-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
753a Unicode hex code