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素

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
二 亠 土 小 幺 糸
elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
Kun:
もと
On:
ソ、 ス
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
  • 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
  • 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
  • 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
  • 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
  • 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
  • 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
  • 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast

Kun reading compounds

  • 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
  • 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
  • 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su4
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • materia prima
  • elemental
  • normal
  • usual

Portuguese

  • elementar
  • princípio
  • descoberto
  • nu

French

  • élément
  • principe
  • nu
  • découvert
658 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
759 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
737 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
717 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3511 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
797 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1623 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1707 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
271 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
636 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3108 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1546 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27300 Morohashi
2458 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4456 New Nelson (John Haig)
1532 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
500 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
716 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1441 2001 Kanji
6a4.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-6 SKIP code
5090.3 Four corner code
1-33-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d20 Unicode hex code

敵

15 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
亠 并 冂 十 口 立 滴 乞 攵
enemy, foe, opponent
Kun:
かたき、 あだ、 かな.う
On:
テキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 敵 【テキ】 opponent, rival, adversary, menace, danger, threat, enemy
  • 敵意 【テキイ】 hostility, animosity, enmity
  • 強敵 【キョウテキ】 formidable enemy, strong enemy, tough enemy
  • 無敵 【ムテキ】 invincible, unrivaled, unrivalled, matchless, unbeatable, undefeatable

Kun reading compounds

  • 敵 【かたき】 rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe, revenge, spouse
  • 敵討ち 【かたきうち】 vengeance, revenge, retaliation
  • 目の敵 【めのかたき】 enemy
  • 仇を討つ 【かたきをうつ】 to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
  • 叶う 【かなう】 to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with, to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di2
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • enemigo
  • oponente
  • adversario
  • rival

Portuguese

  • inimigo
  • adversário

French

  • ennemi
  • adversaire
678 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
779 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
756 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1057 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2060 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
454 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1391 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2354 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
416 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
422 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
658 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
946 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2340 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1204 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1648 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
450 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13354 Morohashi
1864 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2359 New Nelson (John Haig)
443 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
475 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
809 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466 2001 Kanji
4i11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-4 SKIP code
0824.0 Four corner code
1-37-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6575 Unicode hex code

歌

14 strokes
Radical:
lack, yawn 欠
Parts:
一 亅 口 欠
song, sing
Kun:
うた、 うた.う
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
  • 歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
  • 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
  • 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Kun reading compounds

  • 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
  • 歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
  • 短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
  • 替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
  • 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
  • 歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge1
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • canción
  • cantar

Portuguese

  • canção
  • cantar

French

  • chanson
  • chanter
166 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
90 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
84 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
478 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2422 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
256 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
201 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2170 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.18 Japanese for Busy People
392 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
395 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1125 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2296 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1187 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
480 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16167 Morohashi
1825 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2945 New Nelson (John Haig)
469 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
508 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
486 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
230 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3162 2001 Kanji
4j10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
1768.2 Four corner code
1-18-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b4c Unicode hex code

舟

6 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
舟
boat, ship
Kun:
ふね、 ふな-、 -ぶね
On:
シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1786 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 舟艇 【シュウテイ】 boat, watercraft
  • 舟橋 【フナバシ】 pontoon bridge
  • 軽舟 【ケイシュウ】 light boat, skiff
  • 同舟 【ドウシュウ】 shipmates, fellow passengers

Kun reading compounds

  • 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
  • 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
  • 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
  • 浮舟 【うきふね】 floating boat

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • bote
  • barco

Portuguese

  • barco
  • nave
  • navio

French

  • bateau
  • vaisseau
1354 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1334 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3863 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
968 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
857 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1094 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1145 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
646 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1592 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4353 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2203 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2965 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1886 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30350 Morohashi
3538 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4927 New Nelson (John Haig)
1868 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2012 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1087 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
848 2001 Kanji
6c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-4 SKIP code
2744.0 Four corner code
1-29-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
821f Unicode hex code