Jisho

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聖

13 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
口 王 耳
Variants:
垩
holy, saint, sage, master, priest
Kun:
ひじり
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 聖 【セイ】 Saint, St., S., sacred, holy, pure
  • 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
  • 棋聖 【キセイ】 great master of go, great master of shogi
  • 亜聖 【アセイ】 sage of the second order
  • 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
  • 聖者 【セイジャ】 saint
  • 大聖 【ダイショウ】 Buddha, high-ranked bodhisattva
  • 仏餉 【ブッショウ】 rice offered to Buddha

Kun reading compounds

  • 聖 【ひじり】 highly virtuous monk, monk, Buddhist solitary, Buddhist missionary, saint (i.e. a virtuous person), emperor, master, expert
  • 聖心 【せいしん】 Sacred Heart
  • 高野聖 【こうやひじり】 Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk), Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)

Readings

Japanese names:
きよ、 さと、 さとし、 せ、 たか、 ただ、 ひろ、 まさ、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sheng4
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • santo
  • sagrado
  • sabio
  • relacionado con cristianismo

Portuguese

  • santo
  • sagrado
  • sábio
  • mestre
  • padre

French

  • saint
  • sage
  • maître
  • prêtre
824 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
922 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
911 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1306 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2960 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
663 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1663 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2030 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
674 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
686 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
580 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1583 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3509 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1812 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2464 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
833 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29074P Morohashi
2830 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4727 New Nelson (John Haig)
825 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
888 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
962 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3272 2001 Kanji
4f9.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-9-4 SKIP code
1610.4 Four corner code
1-32-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8056 Unicode hex code

蹟

18 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
二 亠 ハ 口 土 止 目 貝 足
remains, traces, footprint
Kun:
あと
On:
セキ、 シャク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

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  • 史跡 【シセキ】 historic landmark, historic site, historic remains
  • 城跡 【シロアト】 castle site, ruins of a castle

Kun reading compounds

  • 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4582 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2065 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1473 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37814 Morohashi
1635 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5905 New Nelson (John Haig)
2743 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2771 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7d11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-11 SKIP code
6518.6 Four corner code
1-32-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8e5f Unicode hex code

桜

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
女 尚 木
Variants:
櫻
cherry
Kun:
さくら
On:
オウ、 ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1237 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 桜花 【オウカ】 cherry blossom
  • 桜花学園大学 【オウカガクエンダイガク】 Ohkagakuen University
  • 観桜 【カンオウ】 cherry blossom viewing

Kun reading compounds

  • 桜 【さくら】 cherry tree, cherry blossom, fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler, hired applauder, horse meat
  • 桜花 【おうか】 cherry blossom
  • 左近の桜 【さこんのさくら】 cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 ろう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying1
Korean:
aeng

Spanish

  • cerezo
  • flor de cerezo

Portuguese

  • cerejeira

French

  • cerisier du Japon
653 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1036 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1121 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2256 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1050 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1434 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1373 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
928 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
952 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
968 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1087 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1168 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
632 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
842 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1951 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14796P Morohashi
931 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2664 New Nelson (John Haig)
1932 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2082 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
708 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1869 2001 Kanji
4a6.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4994.4 Four corner code
4294.4 Four corner code
1-26-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
685c Unicode hex code

丘

5 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 斤
Variants:
坵
hill, knoll
Kun:
おか
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1405 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 丘陵 【キュウリョウ】 hill, hillock, rolling hills, foothills
  • 丘疹 【キュウシン】 pimple, papule
  • 墳丘 【フンキュウ】 tumulus, grave mound
  • 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill

Kun reading compounds

  • 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
  • 岡辺 【おかべ】 vicinity of a hill
  • 小高い丘 【こだかいおか】 small hill, low hill, hillock
  • 嵐が丘 【あらしがおか】 Wuthering Heights (novel by Emily Bronte)

Readings

Japanese names:
たかし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiu1
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • colina

Portuguese

  • morro
  • colina

French

  • colline
  • butte
1149 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1169 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
174 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1689 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1026 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
219 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1357 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1441 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1202 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
12 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4307 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2177 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2931 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1341 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
33 Morohashi
3495 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
19 New Nelson (John Haig)
1329 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1427 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1035 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2673 2001 Kanji
0a5.12 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
7210.1 Four corner code
1-21-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e18 Unicode hex code

駅

14 strokes
Radical:
horse 馬
Parts:
丶 尸 杰 馬
Variants:
驛
station
On:
エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
  • 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
  • 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
  • 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
yeog

Spanish

  • estación

Portuguese

  • estação

French

  • gare
158 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
253 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
233 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
384 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
189 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
101 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2172 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
284 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
284 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
56 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1915 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1184 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1618 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2003 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44633P Morohashi
1822 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6735 New Nelson (John Haig)
1984 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2138 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
426 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3462 2001 Kanji
10a4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
7738.7 Four corner code
1-17-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99c5 Unicode hex code