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白

5 strokes
Radical:
white 白
Parts:
白
white
Kun:
しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
On:
ハク、 ビャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
  • 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
  • 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
  • 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours

Kun reading compounds

  • 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
  • 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 白色 【しろいろ】 white

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 か、 はっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bai2
Korean:
baeg, bae

Spanish

  • blanco

Portuguese

  • branco

French

  • blanc
37 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
53 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
65 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
266 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3095 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
79 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
216 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
205 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1362 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4305 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22678 Morohashi
3493 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3863 New Nelson (John Haig)
37 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
242 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
46 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
4c1.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-39-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767d Unicode hex code

髪

14 strokes
Radical:
long hair 髟
Parts:
一 夂 彡 長 髟
Variants:
髮
hair of the head
Kun:
かみ
On:
ハツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 髪 【ハツ】 hair (on the head), tresses, locks
  • 理髪 【リハツ】 haircut
  • 毛髪 【モウハツ】 hair

Kun reading compounds

  • 髪 【かみ】 hair (on the head)
  • 髪型 【かみがた】 hair style, coiffure, hairdo
  • 黒髪 【くろかみ】 black hair
  • 波打つ髪 【なみうつかみ】 wavy hair

Readings

Japanese names:
がた、 ひげ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa4
Korean:
bal

Spanish

  • pelo
  • cabello

Portuguese

  • cabelo da cabeça

French

  • cheveux
1706 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1344 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5255 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1224 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1018 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1148 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1201 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1359 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1925 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3528 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1821 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2477 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1943 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45387P Morohashi
2846 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6804 New Nelson (John Haig)
1924 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2074 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1745 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3467 2001 Kanji
3j11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-10-4 SKIP code
7244.7 Four corner code
1-40-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9aea Unicode hex code

魔

21 strokes
Radical:
ghost, demon 鬼
Parts:
儿 匕 厶 广 木 田 鬼 麻
witch, demon, evil spirit
On:
マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 魔 【マ】 demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence, -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend, dreaded, terrible, awful, dreadful
  • 魔女 【マジョ】 witch
  • 病魔 【ビョウマ】 demon of ill health, disease
  • 尼 【アマ】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • demonio
  • espíritu maligno

Portuguese

  • bruxa
  • demônio
  • espírito do mal

French

  • sorcière
  • démon
  • esprit malfaisant
1832 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1326 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5398 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1546 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1919 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2961 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1528 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1418 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3953 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2041 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45906P Morohashi
3187 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6843 New Nelson (John Haig)
2022 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1942 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
557 2001 Kanji
3q18.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-18 SKIP code
3-11-10 SKIP code
0021.3 Four corner code
1-43-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9b54 Unicode hex code

女

3 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
女
woman, female
Kun:
おんな、 め
On:
ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
  • 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
  • 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
  • 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
  • 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
  • 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
  • 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
  • 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon

Readings

Japanese names:
おな、 た、 つき、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nu:3, ru3
Korean:
nyeo, yeo

Spanish

  • femenino
  • mujer

Portuguese

  • mulher
  • fêmea

French

  • femme
  • féminin
32 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
41 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
35 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
178 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1185 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
114 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
102 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
423 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6036 Morohashi
3418 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1173 New Nelson (John Haig)
98 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
102 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
19 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1769 2001 Kanji
3e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4040.0 Four corner code
1-29-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5973 Unicode hex code

傳

13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 十 厶 寸 田
Variants:
伝
summon, propagate, transmit
Kun:
つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つて
On:
テン、 デン
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names

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  • 伝承 【デンショウ】 handing down (information), legend, tradition, folklore, transmission
  • 先哲像伝 【センテツゾウデン】 pictures of ancient wise men (name of a book)
  • 先哲像伝 【センテツゾウデン】 Pictures of Ancient Wise Men

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuan2, zhuan4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

Portuguese

French

521 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1826 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
182 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
140 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1019 Morohashi
161 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287 New Nelson (John Haig)
2a4.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2524.3 Four corner code
1-49-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50b3 Unicode hex code