Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
inscription, signature (of artisan)
On:
メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1394 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 銘 【メイ】 inscription, epitaph, (manufacturer's) engraved signature, motto, maxim, precept
  • 銘柄 【メイガラ】 brand, make, description, trading name of stocks and securities
  • 座右銘 【ザユウメイ】 favourite motto, pet saying
  • 鐘銘 【ショウメイ】 inscription on a temple bell

Readings

Japanese names:
たか、 み、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • inscripción
  • firma de artesano

Portuguese

  • inscrição
  • assinatura (de artesão)

French

  • inscription (gravée)
  • signature (d'un artisan)
1847 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1182 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4852 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1731 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1848 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1552 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1654 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1600 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1822 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2158 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1536 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
281 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40385 Morohashi
1724 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6265 New Nelson (John Haig)
275 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
293 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1738 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2877 2001 Kanji
8a6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-6 SKIP code
8716.0 Four corner code
1-44-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9298 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
candy, cakes, fruit
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 菓 【カ】 fruit, counter for fruit
  • 菓子 【カシ】 confectionery, sweets, candy, cake
  • 製菓 【セイカ】 confectionery production
  • 聖菓 【セイカ】 Christmas cake

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo3
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • caramelos
  • dulces
  • pasteles

Portuguese

  • doce
  • bolos
  • frutas

French

  • friandise
  • gâteau
  • fruit
1047 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1616 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3980 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
946 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
868 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1535 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1636 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1667 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
657 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2873 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1482 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1997 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1131 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31168P Morohashi
2302 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5095 New Nelson (John Haig)
1122 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1203 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1478 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1964 2001 Kanji
3k8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
4490.4 Four corner code
1-18-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83d3 Unicode hex code