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青

8 strokes
Radical:
blue 青 (靑)
Parts:
二 亠 土 月 青
blue, green
Kun:
あお、 あお-、 あお.い
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
  • 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
  • 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
  • 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
  • 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
  • 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green

Kun reading compounds

  • 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
  • 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
  • プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
  • 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
  • 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
  • 青色 【あおいろ】 blue

Readings

Japanese names:
お
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing1
Korean:
cheong

Spanish

  • azul
  • verde
  • pálido

Portuguese

  • verde
  • azul
  • imaturo
  • verde-claro

French

  • bleu
  • vert
36 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
52 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
43 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
390 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5076 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
331 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
273 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
700 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
208 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1871 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3084 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1573 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2152 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1548 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42564P Morohashi
2430 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6557 New Nelson (John Haig)
1534 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1654 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
393 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
74 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1446 2001 Kanji
4b4.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
5022.7 Four corner code
1-32-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9752 Unicode hex code

銅

14 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
一 冂 口 金
copper
Kun:
あかがね
On:
ドウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1505 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 銅 【ドウ】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
  • 銅像 【ドウゾウ】 bronze statue
  • 白銅 【ハクドウ】 nickel and copper alloy
  • 精銅 【セイドウ】 refined copper

Kun reading compounds

  • 銅 【どう】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
  • 銅色 【どうしょく】 bronze color, copper color

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tong2
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • cobre

Portuguese

  • cobre

French

  • cuivre
683 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
781 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
758 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1437 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4853 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
855 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
978 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2159 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1605 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1712 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1340 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1821 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2155 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1533 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
278 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40361 Morohashi
1721 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6266 New Nelson (John Haig)
272 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
290 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
800 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2849 2001 Kanji
8a6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-6 SKIP code
8712.0 Four corner code
1-38-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9285 Unicode hex code

基

11 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
一 ハ 土 甘
fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Kun:
もと、 もとい
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
  • 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
  • 塩基 【エンキ】 base
  • 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis

Kun reading compounds

  • 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
  • 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
  • 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
  • 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
  • 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source

Readings

Japanese names:
きい、 とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • fundamento
  • origen
  • base

Portuguese

  • fundamentais
  • radicais (Quim.)
  • comtador para máquinas
  • fundação

French

  • fondements
  • radical (chimie)
  • compteur de machines
  • fondations
755 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
670 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
641 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
382 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1098 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
688 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
435 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1493 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
450 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
457 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
354 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3312 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1716 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2330 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1783 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5197 Morohashi
2673 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 New Nelson (John Haig)
1767 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1904 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
251 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
726 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3b8.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
2-8-3 SKIP code
4410.4 Four corner code
1-20-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57fa Unicode hex code

督

13 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
卜 又 小 目
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
On:
トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
  • 督学官 【トクガクカン】 school inspector
  • 総督 【ソウトク】 governor-general, governor, viceroy
  • 家督 【カトク】 heir, successor, family estate, family fortune, inheritance, headship of a family

Readings

Japanese names:
ただ、 ただし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du1
Korean:
dog

Spanish

  • supervisar
  • controlar
  • ordenar
  • instruir
  • impulsar

Portuguese

  • técnico
  • comando
  • desejo
  • primazia
  • supervisionar

French

  • superviseur
  • entraîner
  • commander
  • mener
  • pousser à faire
1665 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
660 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3147 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1737 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1563 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2023 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1670 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1785 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
926 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1390 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3471 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1789 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2437 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
726 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23457 Morohashi
2796 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3946 New Nelson (John Haig)
719 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
776 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1651 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1279 2001 Kanji
5c8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-5 SKIP code
2760.4 Four corner code
1-38-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7763 Unicode hex code