Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
insect
Parts:
Variants:
mosquito
Kun:
On:
ブン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 蚊帳 【カヤ】 mosquito net
  • 夜鷹 【ヨタカ】 grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus), nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae), goatsucker, streetwalker, low class prostitute (Edo period), soba vendors who walk around at night, soba sold by these vendors
  • 金蚉 【カナブン】 drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)

Kun reading compounds

  • 蚊 【か】 mosquito
  • 蚊帳 【かや】 mosquito net
  • マラリア蚊 【マラリアか】 malaria mosquito
  • 家蚊 【いえか】 house mosquito (genus Culex)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • mosquito

Portuguese

  • mosquito

French

  • moustique
1056 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1771 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4123 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1119 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1714 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1135 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1876 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2041 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1860 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1605 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1673 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1205 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1744 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32849 Morohashi
1319 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5288 New Nelson (John Haig)
1728 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1864 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1387 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1666 2001 Kanji
6d4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
5014.0 Four corner code
1-18-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
868a Unicode hex code

13 strokes (also 12)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
664 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 遣唐使 【ケントウシ】 envoy to Tang China
  • 遣欧 【ケンオウ】 dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy), sending to Europe
  • 先遣 【センケン】 sending ahead
  • 差遣 【サケン】 dispatch, despatch, sending

Kun reading compounds

  • 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
  • 遣わす 【つかわす】 to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to bestow (favour, etc.), to grant (e.g. pardon)
  • 遣る 【やる】 to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study, to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.), to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer, to make (a vehicle) go faster, to run (a business), to keep, to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise, to have (food, drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke, to hold (a performance), to perform, to show, to ease (one's mind), to harm, to injure, to kill, to have sex, to fuck, to bang, to live, to get by, to get along, to do ... completely, to do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance, to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to, to make active efforts to ...
  • やる気 【やるき】 will (to do something), drive, motivation, enthusiasm, eagerness

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian3
Korean:
gyeon

Spanish

  • enviar
  • despachar
  • dar
  • donar
  • obsequiar

Portuguese

  • despacho
  • enviar
  • dar
  • doar
  • fazer
  • empreender

French

  • expédier
  • envoyer
  • donner
  • faire
  • entreprendre
1220 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1180 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4732 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
895 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1816 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1173 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1231 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1214 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
715 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3908 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2015 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2717 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1789 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39052P Morohashi
3152 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6100 New Nelson (John Haig)
1773 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1910 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1677 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1677 2001 Kanji
2q10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-10 SKIP code
3530.7 Four corner code
1-24-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9063 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Kun:
うつわ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
  • 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
  • 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon

Kun reading compounds

  • 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
  • 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • utensilio
  • vasija
  • receptáculo
  • envase
  • caldera

Portuguese

  • utensilio
  • vasol
  • receptaculo
  • implementar
  • instrumento
  • capacidade
  • recipiente
  • ferramenta
  • conjunto

French

  • ustensile
  • récipient
  • instrument
  • appareil
  • capacité
  • outil
  • service (de table)
372 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
475 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
452 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
483 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
994 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
398 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
419 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2378 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
527 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
682 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
334 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
122 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4349P Morohashi
2713 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898 New Nelson (John Haig)
121 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
127 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
624 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3777 2001 Kanji
3d12.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
4-15-1 SKIP code
6666.3 Four corner code
1-20-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5668 Unicode hex code