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都

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
邦 老 日
Variants:
都
metropolis, capital, all, everything
Kun:
みやこ
On:
ト、 ツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
  • 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
  • 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
  • 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
  • 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
  • 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told

Kun reading compounds

  • 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
  • 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
  • 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
  • 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)

Readings

Japanese names:
くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du1, dou1
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • metrópoli
  • capital

Portuguese

  • metropole
  • capital

French

  • métropole
  • capitale
287 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
376 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
355 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
92 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4769 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
173 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
265 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1419 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
188 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
188 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
338 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
761 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2120 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1106 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1505 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1863 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39497P Morohashi
1686 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6148 New Nelson (John Haig)
1846 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1989 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
384 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1444 2001 Kanji
2d8.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-3 SKIP code
1-8-2 SKIP code
4762.7 Four corner code
1-37-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90fd Unicode hex code

市

5 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
亠 巾
market, city, town
Kun:
いち
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 市 【シ】 city
  • 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
  • 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
  • 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city

Kun reading compounds

  • 市 【いち】 market, fair
  • 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
  • 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
  • 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 ち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
si

Spanish

  • mercado
  • ciudad

Portuguese

  • mercado
  • cidade

French

  • marché
  • ville
  • cité
222 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
144 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
130 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
78 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
284 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
119 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
162 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
195 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
181 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
181 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
547 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
556 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2487 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1258 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
419 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8775 Morohashi
1993 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1549 New Nelson (John Haig)
412 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
440 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
305 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
109 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
444 2001 Kanji
2j3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
4-4-3 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-27-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e02 Unicode hex code

雇

12 strokes
Radical:
small bird 隹
Parts:
一 尸 戸 隹
employ, hire
Kun:
やと.う
On:
コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
975 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 雇用 【コヨウ】 employment, hire
  • 雇い主 【ヤトイヌシ】 employer
  • 懲戒解雇 【チョウカイカイコ】 disciplinary discharge, punitive dismissal
  • 不当解雇 【フトウカイコ】 unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, unfair termination

Kun reading compounds

  • 雇う 【やとう】 to employ, to hire, to take on, to charter (a car, boat, etc.), to hire

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu4
Korean:
go, ho

Spanish

  • emplear
  • contratar

Portuguese

  • emprego
  • alugar

French

  • employer
  • embaucher
1232 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1419 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1826 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1604 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
993 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1553 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1655 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1083 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1850 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2454 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1241 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1706 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1092 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41976X Morohashi
1956 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6497 New Nelson (John Haig)
1083 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1164 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1601 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3075 2001 Kanji
4m8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-11 SKIP code
3-4-8 SKIP code
3021.4 Four corner code
1-24-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96c7 Unicode hex code

用

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
用
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Kun:
もち.いる
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code

圏

12 strokes
Radical:
enclosure 囗
Parts:
一 二 人 并 囗 大 已
Variants:
圈
sphere, circle, radius, range
Kun:
かこ.い
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 圏 【ケン】 sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc, category
  • 圏内 【ケンナイ】 inside (a region, area, etc.), within the range (of), within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
  • 成層圏 【セイソウケン】 stratosphere
  • 勢力圏 【セイリョクケン】 sphere of influence

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan1, juan1, juan4
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • esfera
  • círculo
  • radio
  • rango

Portuguese

  • esfera
  • círculo
  • raio
  • série

French

  • sphère
  • domaine
  • bloc
  • orbite
  • rayon
  • zone
1216 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1402 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1045 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1160 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1147 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
517 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1251 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
345 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3904 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2012 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2714 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1216 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4815P Morohashi
3148 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
960 New Nelson (John Haig)
1208 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1293 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1511 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1056 2001 Kanji
3s9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
6071.7 Four corner code
1-23-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
570f Unicode hex code