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空

8 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
儿 宀 工 穴
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Kun:
そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
On:
クウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
304 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)
  • 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
  • 領空 【リョウクウ】 territorial airspace
  • 防空 【ボウクウ】 air defense, air defence

Kun reading compounds

  • 空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake
  • 空模様 【そらもよう】 look of the sky, weather
  • 定めなき空 【さだめなきそら】 changeable weather
  • 晴れた空 【はれたそら】 clear sky, cloudless sky
  • 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 空き 【あき】 space, room, gap, emptiness, vacancy, opening, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing
  • 空き缶 【あきかん】 empty can
  • 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 空 【から】 emptiness, being empty, not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed, dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
  • 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
  • もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
  • 空く 【すく】 to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry
  • 空かす 【すかす】 to feel hungry, to get hungry
  • 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless

Readings

Japanese names:
うつ、 き、 く
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kong1, kong4
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • cielo
  • atmósfera
  • vacío
  • vacante
  • quedarse vacío
  • vaciar

Portuguese

  • esvaziar
  • ceú
  • desocupado
  • vazio
  • vácuo

French

  • vide
  • ciel
  • vacant
  • creux
65 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
66 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
15 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
233 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3317 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
184 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
77 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
723 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
140 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
461 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1452 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2767 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1418 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1327 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25415 Morohashi
2227 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4192 New Nelson (John Haig)
1317 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1414 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
304 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
73 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m5.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
2-5-3 SKIP code
3010.1 Four corner code
1-22-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a7a Unicode hex code

間

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

Speed

Stroke order

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

干

3 strokes
Radical:
pestle 干
Parts:
一 十 干
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Kun:
ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 関与 【カンヨ】 participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
  • 干渉 【カンショウ】 interference, intervention, meddling
  • 水干 【スイカン】 everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan, silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
  • 十干 【ジッカン】 ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water), ten heavenly stems

Kun reading compounds

  • 干す 【ほす】 to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc.
  • 干る 【ひる】 to dry (up), to become parched, to ebb, to recede

Readings

Japanese names:
ほし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan1, gan4
Korean:
gan, gang

Spanish

  • secarse
  • secar
  • relacionar
  • airear

Portuguese

  • sêco
  • ressecar

French

  • sec
  • dessécher
840 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
825 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1179 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1492 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1542 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
502 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
584 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4187 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1663 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9165 Morohashi
3379 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1589 New Nelson (John Haig)
1648 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
826 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3155 2001 Kanji
2k1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
1040.0 Four corner code
1-20-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e72 Unicode hex code

渉

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
ノ 小 汁 止
Variants:
涉
ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve
Kun:
わた.る
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
499 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
  • 渉外係 【ショウガイガカリ】 liaison officer, public relations man
  • 団体交渉 【ダンタイコウショウ】 collective bargaining
  • 婚外交渉 【コンガイコウショウ】 extramarital sex

Kun reading compounds

  • 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span

Readings

Japanese names:
えん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
she4
Korean:
seob

Spanish

  • vadear
  • cruzar
  • relacionar
  • conectar
  • indagar

Portuguese

  • vau
  • balsa
  • porto

French

  • gué
  • bac
  • traverser
  • port
1399 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
804 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2591 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1305 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1482 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1331 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
432 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
505 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1211 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
638 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
387 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
482 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
378 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17749P Morohashi
526 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3190 New Nelson (John Haig)
372 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
398 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1457 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
360 2001 Kanji
3a8.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3112.9 Four corner code
1-30-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e09 Unicode hex code