Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
Variants:
villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
  • 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
  • 山荘 【サンソウ】 mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage
  • 山水荘 【サンスイソウ】 The Sansui Inn
  • 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
  • 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
  • 荘 【チャン】 counter for games of mahjong
  • 荘風牌 【チャンフォンパイ】 tile matching the round wind
  • 半荘 【ハンチャン】 half-game consisting of an east and south round
  • 連チャン 【レンチャン】 repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions), series of events, streak, straight, dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning, dealer keep

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • majestuoso
  • solemne
  • posada
  • villa

Portuguese

  • palacete
  • pousada
  • casa de campo
  • mansão feudal

French

  • villa
  • auberge
  • maison de campagne
  • manoir féodal
1515 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1208 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3938 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1058 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1701 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
933 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1327 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1410 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1369 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
653 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2814 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1449 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1954 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
328 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30890 Morohashi
2262 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5031 New Nelson (John Haig)
322 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
344 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1292 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3k6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4411.4 Four corner code
1-33-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8358 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
king, rule, magnate
On:
オウ-ノウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
  • 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
  • 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
  • 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king

Readings

Japanese names:
おお、 おおきみ、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wang2, wang4
Korean:
wang

Spanish

  • rey
  • regla
  • magnate

Portuguese

  • rei
  • regra
  • magnata
  • governo

French

  • roi
  • régner
  • magnat
49 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
47 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
5 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
499 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2922 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
310 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
733 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
90 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
294 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
577 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1315 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4247 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2145 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2895 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
261 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20823 Morohashi
3439 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3619 New Nelson (John Haig)
255 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
271 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
26 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
4f0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1010.4 Four corner code
1-18-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
738b Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
circumference, circuit, lap
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 周 【シュウ】 counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
  • 周囲 【シュウイ】 surroundings, environs, circumference
  • 円周 【エンシュウ】 circumference
  • 外周 【ガイシュウ】 outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery

Kun reading compounds

  • 周り 【まわり】 circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
  • 回りくどい 【まわりくどい】 circuitous, roundabout, indirect

Readings

Japanese names:
あまね、 しゅ、 す、 ちか、 のり、 ひろ、 びび、 まこと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • circunferencia
  • vuelta
  • alrededores
  • difundir

Portuguese

  • circunferência
  • circuito
  • volta

French

  • circonférence
  • tour
  • alentours
632 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
532 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
504 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
694 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
622 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
187 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
409 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
736 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
91 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
91 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
558 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
324 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3720 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1903 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2585 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
323 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3441P Morohashi
2998 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768 New Nelson (John Haig)
317 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
339 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
507 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3649 2001 Kanji
2r6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-6 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-28-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5468 Unicode hex code