Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1716 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 跳躍 【チョウヤク】 jump, leap, skip, bound
  • 跳馬 【チョウバ】 long horse (for vaulting)
  • 反跳 【ハンチョウ】 (physical) recoil

Kun reading compounds

  • 跳ねる 【はねる】 to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop, to break up, to close, to come to an end, to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
  • 飛ぶ 【とぶ】 to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop, to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks), to hurry, to rush, to flee, to run off, to escape, to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out, to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse), to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.), to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.), to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tiao4
Korean:
jo, do

Spanish

  • volar
  • brincar
  • saltar

Portuguese

  • pulo
  • saltar
  • pular
  • empurrão
  • galope
  • dólar
  • respingar
  • erupção
  • tranco

French

  • sauter
  • bondir
  • caracoler
  • ruer (cheval)
  • jaillir
  • gicler
  • craquer
  • collision
1595 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1980 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4562 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1590 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1793 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1563 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1666 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1586 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1763 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1934 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1030 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1392 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1292 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37533 Morohashi
1532 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5877 New Nelson (John Haig)
1284 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1378 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1673 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3757 2001 Kanji
7d6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-6 SKIP code
6211.3 Four corner code
1-36-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8df3 Unicode hex code

21 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
Variants:
leap, dance, skip
Kun:
おど.る
On:
ヤク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
900 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 躍動 【ヤクドウ】 lively motion, throb
  • 躍進 【ヤクシン】 making rapid progress, making great advances, rush, dash, onslaught
  • 勇躍 【ユウヤク】 taking heart, being in high spirits
  • 時間跳躍 【ジカンチョウヤク】 time travel, leaping through time

Kun reading compounds

  • 躍る 【おどる】 to jump up, to spring up, to leap, to move around, to bounce up and down, to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement), to throb, to be messy (of handwriting), to be untidy

Readings

Japanese names:
おどり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yue4
Korean:
yag, jeog

Spanish

  • brincar
  • saltar
  • alzarse

Portuguese

  • saltar
  • dançar
  • pular

French

  • bond
  • danse
  • sautiller
1860 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
934 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4595 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1342 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1796 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1560 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1663 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1384 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1767 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2090 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1091 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1484 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1293 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37955P Morohashi
1658 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5921 New Nelson (John Haig)
1285 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1379 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1939 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3775 2001 Kanji
7d14.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-14 SKIP code
6711.4 Four corner code
1-44-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8e8d Unicode hex code

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
advance, proceed, progress, promote
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
  • 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
  • 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
  • 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
  • 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
  • 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin4
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • avanzar
  • progresar
  • adelantar
  • ascender

Portuguese

  • avanço
  • continuar
  • progresso
  • promover

French

  • progresser
  • avancer
  • promouvoir
259 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
343 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
326 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
175 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4709 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
194 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
262 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1503 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
437 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
267 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
702 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3873 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
568 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38943P Morohashi
3121 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6073 New Nelson (John Haig)
561 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
156 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
378 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2475 2001 Kanji
2q8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3030.1 Four corner code
1-31-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9032 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
spoon
Parts:
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
  • 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
  • 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
  • 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
  • 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
  • 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
  • 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
  • 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism

Kun reading compounds

  • 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
  • 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
  • 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua4
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • cambiar
  • transformarse
  • modificarse
  • disfrazarse

Portuguese

  • mudança
  • tomar a forma de
  • influência
  • encantar
  • iludir
  • seduzir
  • -isação

French

  • transformation
  • prendre la forme de
  • maquillage
  • influence
  • fantôme
  • enchanter
  • tromper
  • chimie
  • -isation
163 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
258 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
238 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
100 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
350 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
76 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
378 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
56 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
254 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
254 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
55 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
22 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1017 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2572X Morohashi
21 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
580 New Nelson (John Haig)
1008 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1083 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
104 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
242 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2156 2001 Kanji
2a2.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
2121.0 Four corner code
2421.0 Four corner code
1-18-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5316 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Kun:
と.く
On:
セツゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
  • 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
  • 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
  • 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
  • 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
  • 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign

Kun reading compounds

  • 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade

Readings

Japanese names:
さとし、 とき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shuo1, shui4, yue4
Korean:
seol, se, yeol

Spanish

  • opinión
  • teoría
  • explicar
  • expresar

Portuguese

  • rumor
  • opinião
  • teoria

French

  • théorie
  • rumeur
  • opinion
  • thèse
654 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
553 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
524 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
307 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4373 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
216 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
251 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2143 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
400 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
292 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1688 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1949 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1042 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
511 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35556P Morohashi
1547 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5627 New Nelson (John Haig)
499 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
538 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
240 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
620 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3057 2001 Kanji
7a7.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0861.6 Four corner code
1-32-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8aac Unicode hex code