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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

凍

10 strokes
Radical:
ice 冫
Parts:
一 ｜ 冫 日 木 田
frozen, congeal, refrigerate
Kun:
こお.る、 こご.える、 こご.る、 い.てる、 し.みる
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 凍結 【トウケツ】 freezing (e.g. water), freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.), moratorium, suspension (e.g. investment)
  • 凍死 【トウシ】 death from cold, freezing to death
  • 解凍 【カイトウ】 thawing, defrosting, decompression (of data), extraction, unpacking, unzipping
  • 自動解凍 【ジドウカイトウ】 self-extracting (file)

Kun reading compounds

  • 凍る 【こおる】 to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
  • 凍える 【こごえる】 to freeze (of one's body), to be frozen, to become numb (with cold), to be chilled
  • 凍てる 【いてる】 to freeze, to freeze over
  • 凍みる 【しみる】 to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal

Readings

Japanese names:
こおり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong4
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • helado
  • congelado
  • helar
  • congelarse
  • helarse
  • entumecerse

Portuguese

  • congelado
  • congelar
  • refrigerar

French

  • gelé
  • congeler
  • réfrigérer
1644 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1274 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
649 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1435 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
349 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1205 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1268 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1094 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
168 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
146 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
97 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
111 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
518 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1670 Morohashi
129 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
427 New Nelson (John Haig)
506 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
545 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1309 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
364 2001 Kanji
2b8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
3519.6 Four corner code
1-37-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
51cd Unicode hex code

結

12 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
口 士 小 幺 糸
tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Kun:
むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
On:
ケツ、 ケチ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
162 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 結末 【ケツマツ】 end, conclusion
  • 結合 【ケツゴウ】 combination, union, joining, linking, coupling, bond, join (in relational algebra)
  • 完結 【カンケツ】 conclusion, completion
  • 妥結 【ダケツ】 settlement, an agreement
  • 結縁 【ケチエン】 making a connection (with Buddha)
  • 結願 【ケチガン】 expiration of term of a vow

Kun reading compounds

  • 結ぶ 【むすぶ】 to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude, to connect (two distant places), to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips), to unite (with), to ally, to join hands
  • 結ぶ便 【むすぶびん】 connecting flight, connecting service
  • 結う 【ゆう】 to do up (hair), to dress, to arrange, to tie, to bind, to fasten, to make (a fence)
  • 結城紬 【ゆうきつむぎ】 silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye), Yūki pongee
  • 結わえる 【ゆわえる】 to bind, to fasten, to tie up

Readings

Japanese names:
ゆい、 ゆう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie2, jie1
Korean:
gyeol

Spanish

  • final
  • finalizar
  • atar
  • amarrar
  • unir
  • vincular
  • arreglarse el pelo

Portuguese

  • laço
  • unir
  • contrato
  • união
  • organizar
  • pentear
  • fechar

French

  • nouer
  • lier
  • joindre
  • contrat
  • attacher
  • se coiffer
  • organiser
390 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
497 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
472 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
163 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3540 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
359 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
816 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2151 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
485 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
494 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
302 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1532 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1706 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
912 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1235 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1363 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27398 Morohashi
1348 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4492 New Nelson (John Haig)
1351 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1451 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
109 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
586 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2777 2001 Kanji
6a6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-6 SKIP code
2496.1 Four corner code
1-23-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d50 Unicode hex code