Jisho

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18 strokes
Radical:
see
Parts:
Variants:
outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
Kun:
み.るしめ.す
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 観 【カン】 look, appearance, spectacle, sight, observation meditation, outlook on ..., view of ...
  • 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
  • 客観 【キャッカン】 objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
  • 静観 【セイカン】 watchful waiting, careful supervision

Kun reading compounds

  • 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1, guan4
Korean:
gwan

Spanish

  • punto de vista
  • mirar cuidadosamente
  • mostrar

Portuguese

  • perspectiva
  • olhar
  • aparecimento
  • condição
  • visão

French

  • perspective
  • vue
  • aspect
  • apparence
  • condition (état)
367 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
468 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
445 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
463 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4296 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
567 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
890 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2765 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
604 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
805 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1649 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2359 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1659 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
579 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34955 Morohashi
1880 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5538 New Nelson (John Haig)
572 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
614 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
302 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
634 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2357 2001 Kanji
5c13.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-7 SKIP code
8621.0 Four corner code
1-20-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
89b3 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
Variants:
ray, light
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 光学 【コウガク】 optics
  • 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
  • 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
  • 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence

Kun reading compounds

  • 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
  • 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
  • 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
  • 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
  • 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
  • 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guang1
Korean:
gwang

Spanish

  • rayo
  • luz
  • paisaje
  • honor
  • brillar
  • brillo

Portuguese

  • raio
  • luz

French

  • rayon
  • lumière
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
129 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
417 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1358 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
217 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
281 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
464 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3043 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
120 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1350 Morohashi
2391 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349 New Nelson (John Haig)
119 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
345 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
121 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1057 2001 Kanji
3n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
9021.1 Four corner code
1-24-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5149 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
boat
Parts:
Variants:
ship, boat
Kun:
ふねふな-
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
  • 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
  • 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
  • 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat

Kun reading compounds

  • 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
  • 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
  • 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
  • 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuan2
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • barco
  • buque
  • bote

Portuguese

  • barco

French

  • bateau
  • navire
266 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
175 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
158 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
313 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3873 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
314 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
860 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1391 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
376 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
377 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
647 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1595 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1700 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
906 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1229 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1892 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30407 Morohashi
1341 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4939 New Nelson (John Haig)
1874 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2019 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
877 2001 Kanji
6c5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-5 SKIP code
2846.0 Four corner code
1-33-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8239 Unicode hex code