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起

10 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
土 已 走
rouse, wake up, get up
Kun:
お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
  • 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
  • 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
  • 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet

Kun reading compounds

  • 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
  • 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
  • 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
  • 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
  • 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi3
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • despertar
  • levantarse
  • comenzar
  • comienzo
  • despertar a alguien

Portuguese

  • despertar
  • acordar
  • levantar

French

  • se lever
  • se réveiller
  • début
  • se produire
  • provoquer
181 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
268 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
250 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
443 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4541 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
579 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
256 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1262 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
373 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
374 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
128 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1755 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4099 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2079 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
532 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37048 Morohashi
3307 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5849 New Nelson (John Haig)
526 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
565 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
246 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
352 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
3b7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
4780.1 Four corner code
1-21-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8d77 Unicode hex code

訴

12 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
丶 斤 言
accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
Kun:
うった.える
On:
ソ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
427 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 訴状 【ソジョウ】 petition, complaint, (legal) brief
  • 訴訟 【ソショウ】 litigation, lawsuit
  • 公訴 【コウソ】 (public) prosecution, indictment, accusation
  • 提訴 【テイソ】 presenting a case, suing

Kun reading compounds

  • 訴える 【うったえる】 to raise, to bring to (someone's attention), to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies), to complain, to sue (a person), to take someone to court, to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su4
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • denuncia
  • acusación
  • demanda
  • pleito
  • denunciar
  • acusar
  • pleitear

Portuguese

  • acusação
  • processo
  • queixar-se de dor
  • apelar para

French

  • plainte
  • accusation
  • poursuites
  • faire appel
1510 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
762 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4340 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1182 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1744 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1402 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1491 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1207 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1675 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1901 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1011 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1367 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1148 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35325 Morohashi
1507 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5588 New Nelson (John Haig)
1139 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1221 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1587 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3055 2001 Kanji
7a5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
0264.1 Four corner code
0263.1 Four corner code
1-33-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a34 Unicode hex code

便

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 化 日 田
convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Kun:
たよ.り
On:
ベン、 ビン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
729 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 便 【ベン】 convenience, service, facility, accommodation, excreta (esp. faeces), excrement, stool
  • 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
  • 利便 【リベン】 convenience
  • 大便 【ダイベン】 feces, faeces, excrement, stool
  • 便 【ビン】 flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service, mail, post, letter, opportunity, chance
  • 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
  • 穏便 【オンビン】 gentle, peaceable, amicable, quiet, without fuss, simply
  • 増便 【ゾウビン】 increase in the number of flights

Kun reading compounds

  • 便り 【たより】 news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter
  • 便りがないのはよい便り 【たよりがないのはよいたより】 no news is good news

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bian4, pian2
Korean:
pyeon, byeon

Spanish

  • conveniencia
  • excremento
  • noticias
  • correspondencia
  • carta

Portuguese

  • conveniência

French

  • commodité
  • courrier
  • vol (avion)
  • nouvelles
510 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
610 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
582 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
450 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
265 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
118 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.8 Japanese for Busy People
330 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
330 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
227 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
101 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
105 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
71 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
75 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1000 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
659 Morohashi
95 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
219 New Nelson (John Haig)
991 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1066 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
533 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2166 2001 Kanji
2a7.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2124.6 Four corner code
1-42-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fbf Unicode hex code

宜

8 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
一 宀 目
Variants:
冝 宐
best regards, good
Kun:
よろ.しい、 よろ.しく
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1766 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 宜陽殿 【ギヨウデン】 pavilion housing imperial treasures and historical artifacts (in Heian Palace)
  • 時宜 【ジギ】 right time, appropriate time, season's greetings
  • 友誼 【ユウギ】 friendship, friendly relations, fellowship

Kun reading compounds

  • 宜しい 【よろしい】 good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
  • 宜しく 【よろしく】 well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of, please do, just like ..., as though one were ..., by all means, of course
  • よろしくお願いいたします 【よろしくおねがいいたします】 please remember me, please help me, please treat me well, I look forward to working with you, please do, please take care of

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 たか、 のぶ、 のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi2
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • apropiado
  • adecuado
  • conveniente
  • correcto

Portuguese

  • melhores cumprimentos
  • bons

French

  • convenable
  • bon
  • mes amitiés!
1134 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1872 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1290 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1042 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1207 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1086 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1137 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1658 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
478 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2763 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1414 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1909 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1799 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7111 Morohashi
2223 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1317 New Nelson (John Haig)
1783 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1164 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
773 2001 Kanji
3m5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3010.7 Four corner code
1-21-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b9c Unicode hex code

主

5 strokes
Radical:
dot 丶
Parts:
丶 王
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Kun:
ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
On:
シュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
  • 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
  • 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
  • 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
  • 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
  • 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
  • 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
  • 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
  • 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
  • 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer

Kun reading compounds

  • 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
  • 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
  • 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
  • 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
  • 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
  • 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
  • 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
  • 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 ず、 もん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • señor
  • jefe
  • dueño
  • patrón

Portuguese

  • senhor
  • chefe
  • mestre
  • coisa principal
  • principal

French

  • maître
  • seigneur
  • chef
  • principal
  • propriétaire
  • mari
237 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
315 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
299 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
91 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
285 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
49 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
106 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
196 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
19 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2437 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1231 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1696 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
272 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
100 Morohashi
1938 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
38 New Nelson (John Haig)
266 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
284 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
34 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
252 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
472 2001 Kanji
4f1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-4 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
2-2-3 SKIP code
0010.4 Four corner code
1-28-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e3b Unicode hex code

義

13 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
一 亅 并 戈 手 王 羊
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
  • 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
  • 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
  • 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice

Readings

Japanese names:
ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • moralidad
  • lealtad
  • significado
  • artificial
  • no consanguíneo

Portuguese

  • retidão
  • justiça
  • moralidade
  • honra
  • lealdade
  • significado

French

  • vertu
  • justice
  • moralité
  • honneur
  • loyauté
  • signification
580 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
674 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
645 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
287 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3668 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
244 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1658 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1975 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
291 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
493 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1568 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2948 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2052 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
648 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28504 Morohashi
2338 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4668 New Nelson (John Haig)
641 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
691 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
62 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
771 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
2o11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2-6-7 SKIP code
2-2-11 SKIP code
8055.3 Four corner code
1-21-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7fa9 Unicode hex code