Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
polish, study of, sharpen
Kun:
と.ぐ
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
  • 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
  • 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
  • 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute

Kun reading compounds

  • 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2, yan4
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • estudio
  • afilar
  • pulir

Portuguese

  • polir
  • estudar
  • afiar

French

  • polir
  • étudier
  • aiguiser
204 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
290 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
272 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
426 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3180 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
583 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
231 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
875 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
896 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
918 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1398 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1456 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
771 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1046 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
682 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24080 Morohashi
1132 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3991 New Nelson (John Haig)
675 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
729 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
284 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
325 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3355 2001 Kanji
5a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1164.0 Four corner code
1-24-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7814 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
603 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
  • 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
  • 監修 【カンシュウ】 (editorial) supervision, general editorship, supervising director
  • 改修 【カイシュウ】 repair, improvement
  • 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
  • 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
  • 逆修 【ギャクシュ】 holding a memorial service for oneself, an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person

Kun reading compounds

  • 修める 【おさめる】 to study, to complete (a course), to cultivate, to master, to order (one's life), to repair (a fault one has committed)
  • 修まる 【おさまる】 to reform (oneself), to conduct oneself well

Readings

Japanese names:
おき、 なが、 のぶ、 おさむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu1
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • disciplina
  • reparación
  • arreglo
  • dominar
  • controlar
  • controlarse

Portuguese

  • disciplina
  • estudo
  • mestre

French

  • discipline
  • bien se conduire
  • étudier
  • maîtriser
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
730 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
704 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
644 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
491 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
563 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
321 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1038 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
945 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
975 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1175 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
107 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
138 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
92 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
105 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1738 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
721 Morohashi
123 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
260 New Nelson (John Haig)
1722 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1858 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
715 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2160 2001 Kanji
2a8.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
1-3-7 SKIP code
2822.2 Four corner code
2722.2 Four corner code
1-29-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fee Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
hiding enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
doctor, medicine
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
437 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 医 【イ】 medicine, the healing art, healing, curing, doctor
  • 医院 【イイン】 doctor's office, doctor's surgery, clinic
  • 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
  • 校医 【コウイ】 school doctor

Kun reading compounds

  • 医する 【いする】 to cure, to heal
  • 薬師 【くすし】 doctor

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi1
Korean:
ye, eui

Spanish

  • doctor
  • médico
  • medicina
  • curar

Portuguese

  • doutor
  • remédio

French

  • médecin
  • docteur
345 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
244 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
225 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
555 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
763 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
440 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
132 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
743 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.20 Japanese for Busy People
220 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
220 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
325 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
237 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3715 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2583 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1710 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2680 Morohashi
2993 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
590 New Nelson (John Haig)
1694 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1829 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
277 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3475 2001 Kanji
2t5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-5 SKIP code
7171.3 Four corner code
1-16-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
533b Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
system, law, rule
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
  • 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
  • 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
  • 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • determinar
  • establecer
  • comprobar
  • cesar
  • poner fin
  • sistema
  • construir

Portuguese

  • sistema
  • lei
  • regra

French

  • système
  • règle
  • loi
  • régime
  • contrôle
823 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
744 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
722 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
196 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
683 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
635 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
357 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
656 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
427 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
433 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
687 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
193 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1624 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
425 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1961 Morohashi
1274 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
481 New Nelson (John Haig)
418 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
447 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
161 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
689 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2443 2001 Kanji
2f6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
2220.0 Four corner code
1-32-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5236 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
广
degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Kun:
たび-た.い
On:
タク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
110 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 度 【ド】 degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.), counter for occurrences, strength (of glasses), glasses prescription, alcohol content (percentage), alcohol by volume, extent, degree, limit, presence of mind, composure
  • 度 【ド】 precisely, exactly, plumb, totally, very much, damn, stupid, cursed
  • 重度 【ジュウド】 severe (illness, disability, etc.), serious
  • 濃度 【ノウド】 concentration, density, cardinality
  • 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
  • ご法度 【ゴハット】 forbidden, prohibited, banned, taboo
  • 忖度 【ソンタク】 surmise (about someone's feelings), guess, conjecture, (showing) deference (to), consideration (of someone's wishes), servility
  • 臆度 【オクタク】 guessing, speculation, supposition, hypothesis

Kun reading compounds

  • 度 【たび】 time (three times, each time, etc.), times
  • 度数 【どすう】 frequency, number of times, incidence, degree (e.g. temperature), strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
  • 中度 【なかたび】 midway (through), halfway
  • 千度 【せんど】 thousand times

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du4, duo2, duo4
Korean:
do, tag

Spanish

  • grado
  • vez
  • veces

Portuguese

  • graus
  • ocorrência
  • tempo
  • sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências

French

  • degré
  • occurrence
  • fois
  • compteur d'occurrences
288 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
377 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
356 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
83 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1511 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
252 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
165 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1009 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
377 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
378 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
333 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
588 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3844 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1974 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2670 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1202 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9313 Morohashi
3100 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1616 New Nelson (John Haig)
1194 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1278 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
340 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567 2001 Kanji
3q6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-6 SKIP code
3-3-5 SKIP code
0024.7 Four corner code
1-37-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ea6 Unicode hex code