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自

6 strokes
Radical:
self 自
Parts:
目 自
oneself
Kun:
みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
On:
ジ、 シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
  • 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
  • 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
  • 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
  • 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
  • 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually

Kun reading compounds

  • 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
  • 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
  • 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
  • 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
  • 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord

Readings

Japanese names:
より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi4
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • uno mismo
  • por sí mismo
  • auto-

Portuguese

  • a si próprio

French

  • soi-même
229 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
150 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
134 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3841 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
60 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
242 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
62 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1587 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4338 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30095 Morohashi
3525 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4900 New Nelson (John Haig)
36 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
126 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
879 2001 Kanji
5c1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-28-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81ea Unicode hex code

然

12 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
夕 杰 犬
sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Kun:
しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
On:
ゼン、 ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 然 【ゼン】 -like
  • 然諾 【ゼンダク】 consent, saying yes
  • 必然 【ヒツゼン】 inevitable, necessary, certain, sure, inevitability, necessity
  • 漠然 【バクゼン】 vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
  • 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
  • 自然 【ジネン】 occurring naturally (without human influence)

Kun reading compounds

  • 然 【しか】 like that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
  • 然し 【しかし】 however, but
  • 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
  • 然し 【しかし】 however, but
  • 而して 【そして】 and, and then, thus, and now, and finally
  • 然 【さ】 so, like that, in that way
  • 然らば 【さらば】 farewell, goodbye, adieu, if so, in that case, then, and (then)
  • 然然 【ささ】 such and such

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ran2
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • de esa forma
  • en ese caso

Portuguese

  • Tipos de objetos
  • assim
  • se assim
  • naquele caso
  • bem

French

  • un certain
  • si c'est comme ça
  • dans ce cas
  • suffixe adverbial
450 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
557 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
528 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
375 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2770 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
437 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
716 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1788 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
651 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
662 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
401 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1279 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3456 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1779 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
246 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19149 Morohashi
2782 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3435 New Nelson (John Haig)
241 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
256 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
592 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2540 2001 Kanji
4d8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
2333.3 Four corner code
1-33-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7136 Unicode hex code

崇

11 strokes
Radical:
mountain 山
Parts:
二 宀 小 山 示
adore, respect, revere, worship
Kun:
あが.める
On:
スウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1970 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 崇拝 【スウハイ】 worship, adoration, admiration, cult
  • 崇高 【スウコウ】 lofty, sublime, noble, the sublime (aesthetics)
  • 尊崇 【ソンスウ】 reverence, veneration

Kun reading compounds

  • 崇める 【あがめる】 to revere, to respect, to worship

Readings

Japanese names:
す、 たか、 たかし、 たかむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chong2
Korean:
sung

Spanish

  • respetar
  • reverenciar
  • noble

Portuguese

  • Adorar (divindade)
  • respeitar
  • reverenciar

French

  • adoration
  • respect
  • révérer
  • culte
1465 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1855 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1429 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1263 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1242 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1774 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1424 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1513 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1664 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
546 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2864 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1479 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1990 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1110 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8152 Morohashi
2297 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1490 New Nelson (John Haig)
1101 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1182 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1425 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1241 2001 Kanji
3o8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
2-6-5 SKIP code
2290.1 Four corner code
1-31-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5d07 Unicode hex code

拝

8 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
一 ｜ 干 扎
Variants:
拜
worship, adore, pray to
Kun:
おが.む、 おろが.む
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 拝 【ハイ】 bowing one's head (in respect or worship), worship, respectfully yours
  • 拝啓 【ハイケイ】 Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern
  • 礼拝 【レイハイ】 worship (esp. Christian), (church) service
  • 再拝 【サイハイ】 bowing twice, worshipping again, yours sincerely, sincerely yours

Kun reading compounds

  • 拝む 【おがむ】 to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects, to beg, to make a supplication, to see (something or someone of high status)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bai4
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • culto
  • adoración
  • adorar
  • implorar
  • suplicar

Portuguese

  • venerar
  • adorar
  • orar para

French

  • culte
  • adorer
  • prier
858 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
966 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
956 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1475 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1884 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
529 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
566 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
585 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1201 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1264 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
766 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
880 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
360 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
224 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
268 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1578 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11969P Morohashi
303 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2126 New Nelson (John Haig)
1564 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1686 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
872 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1355 2001 Kanji
3c5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
5105.0 Four corner code
1-39-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62dd Unicode hex code