Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
Kun:
おもね.るくま
On:
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
  • 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
  • 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
  • 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
  • お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
  • 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree

Kun reading compounds

  • 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
  • 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

Readings

Japanese names:
ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
a1, e1, a5, a2, a4
Korean:
a, og

Spanish

  • A fonética
  • África
  • meandro
  • adular
  • halagar

Portuguese

French

  • flatter
  • flagorner
  • Afrique
  • coin
  • recoin
1515 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4985 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
569 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2258 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
408 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
256 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
305 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1304 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41599 Morohashi
346 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6435 New Nelson (John Haig)
1295 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1391 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2d5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
7122.0 Four corner code
1-16-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
963f Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
nose
Parts:
nose, snout
Kun:
はな
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1632 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 鼻息 【ハナイキ】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
  • 鼻炎 【ビエン】 rhinitis, coryza, nasal inflammation
  • 阿鼻 【アビ】 Avici (lowest level of hell)
  • 擤鼻 【コウビ】 nose-blowing

Kun reading compounds

  • 鼻 【はな】 nose
  • 鼻息 【はないき】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
  • 目鼻 【めはな】 eyes and nose, looks, facial features, shape, form
  • 赤鼻 【あかはな】 red nose

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi2
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • nariz
  • hocico

Portuguese

  • nariz
  • focinho
  • tromba

French

  • nez
  • museau
  • groin
496 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
399 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
377 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1459 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5421 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
714 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1022 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2206 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
813 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
832 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1286 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1945 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3357 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1739 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2362 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
685 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
48498P Morohashi
2706 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7082 New Nelson (John Haig)
678 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
733 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
428 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
855 2001 Kanji
5f9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-8 SKIP code
2644.6 Four corner code
1-41-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9f3b Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
shout, exclaim, yell
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 叫喚 【キョウカン】 shout, scream
  • 叫号 【キョウゴウ】 crying aloud
  • 哀叫 【アイキョウ】 crying loudly with sadness
  • 大絶叫 【ダイゼッキョウ】 loud scream, screaming at the top of one's lungs

Kun reading compounds

  • 叫ぶ 【さけぶ】 to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim, to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao4
Korean:
gyu

Spanish

  • grito
  • exclamar
  • gritar

Portuguese

  • grito
  • exclamar
  • gritar

French

  • crier
  • hurler
  • s'exclamer
1160 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1336 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
881 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1685 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
395 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1252 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1321 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1291 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
297 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
233 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
149 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
178 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1522 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3240 Morohashi
201 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
708 New Nelson (John Haig)
1508 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1626 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1065 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3755 2001 Kanji
3d3.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
6200.0 Four corner code
6400.0 Four corner code
1-22-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53eb Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
yell, cry, call, scream, summon
Kun:
わめ.く
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 喚問 【カンモン】 summons
  • 喚起 【カンキ】 arousal, excitation, awakening, evocation
  • 叫喚 【キョウカン】 shout, scream
  • 阿鼻叫喚 【アビキョウカン】 agonizing cries, pandemonium, two of Buddhism's hells

Kun reading compounds

  • 喚く 【わめく】 to shout, to cry (out), to yell, to scream, to clamour

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huan4
Korean:
hwan

Spanish

  • gritar
  • llamar
  • grito
  • alarido

Portuguese

  • Gritar
  • choro
  • grito

French

  • hurler
  • crier
1103 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1953 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
958 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1405 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1139 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1587 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1694 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1435 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
308 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
666 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
404 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
503 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1051 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3953 Morohashi
550 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
852 New Nelson (John Haig)
1042 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1121 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1508 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3763 2001 Kanji
3d9.19 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
6703.4 Four corner code
1-20-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
559a Unicode hex code