Jisho

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美

9 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
并 大 王 羊
beauty, beautiful
Kun:
うつく.しい
On:
ビ、 ミ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 美 【ビ】 beauty
  • 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
  • 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
  • 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
  • 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
  • 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
  • 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
  • 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)

Kun reading compounds

  • 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei3
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • belleza
  • bello

Portuguese

  • beleza
  • bela

French

  • beauté
  • beau, belle
308 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
398 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
376 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
289 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3658 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
268 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
833 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
923 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
401 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
405 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
673 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1566 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2817 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1451 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1955 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28435 Morohashi
2264 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4660 New Nelson (John Haig)
548 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
587 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
343 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
963 2001 Kanji
2o7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4-9-4 SKIP code
2-6-3 SKIP code
8043.1 Four corner code
1-40-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f8e Unicode hex code

術

11 strokes
Radical:
go, do 行
Parts:
丶 十 彳 木 行
art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Kun:
すべ
On:
ジュツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
  • 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
  • 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
  • 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology

Kun reading compounds

  • 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
  • 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
  • なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
  • 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu4, zhu2
Korean:
sul

Spanish

  • arte
  • técnica
  • manera de hacer las cosas

Portuguese

  • arte
  • técnica
  • habilidade
  • meios
  • truque
  • recursos
  • mágica

French

  • technique
  • art
  • moyens
  • tour
  • ressources
  • magie
636 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
732 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
708 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
299 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1621 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
447 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
877 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1298 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
187 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
187 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
370 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1614 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
575 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
433 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1539 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34046P Morohashi
476 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1754 New Nelson (John Haig)
1525 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1644 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
322 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
736 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2053 2001 Kanji
3i8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
2122.1 Four corner code
2190.4 Four corner code
1-29-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8853 Unicode hex code

監

15 strokes
Radical:
dish 皿
Parts:
二 皿 臣 乞
Variants:
譼
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
  • 監禁 【カンキン】 confinement
  • 総監 【ソウカン】 inspector general, commissioner
  • 収監 【シュウカン】 imprisonment

Readings

Japanese names:
けん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • supervisar
  • controlar
  • gobernar
  • administrar

Portuguese

  • fiscalizar
  • oficial
  • escritório do govêrno
  • governar
  • administrar

French

  • surveiller
  • officiel
  • bureau administratif
  • gouverner
  • administrer
1111 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
537 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1460 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1556 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2398 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1663 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1777 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
925 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1374 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3535 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1825 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2483 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1465 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23032 Morohashi
2852 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3901 New Nelson (John Haig)
1453 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1562 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1782 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3474 2001 Kanji
5h10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-10-5 SKIP code
2-9-5 SKIP code
7810.7 Four corner code
1-20-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76e3 Unicode hex code

督

13 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
卜 又 小 目
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
On:
トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
  • 督学官 【トクガクカン】 school inspector
  • 総督 【ソウトク】 governor-general, governor, viceroy
  • 家督 【カトク】 heir, successor, family estate, family fortune, inheritance, headship of a family

Readings

Japanese names:
ただ、 ただし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du1
Korean:
dog

Spanish

  • supervisar
  • controlar
  • ordenar
  • instruir
  • impulsar

Portuguese

  • técnico
  • comando
  • desejo
  • primazia
  • supervisionar

French

  • superviseur
  • entraîner
  • commander
  • mener
  • pousser à faire
1665 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
660 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3147 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1737 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1563 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2023 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1670 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1785 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
926 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1390 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3471 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1789 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2437 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
726 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23457 Morohashi
2796 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3946 New Nelson (John Haig)
719 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
776 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1651 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1279 2001 Kanji
5c8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-5 SKIP code
2760.4 Four corner code
1-38-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7763 Unicode hex code