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首

9 strokes
Radical:
head 首
Parts:
并 目 自 首
neck, counter for songs and poems
Kun:
くび
On:
シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
  • 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
  • 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
  • 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

Kun reading compounds

  • 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
  • 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
  • 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
  • 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck

Readings

Japanese names:
おびと、 こべ、 す
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou3
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • cuello
  • principio

Portuguese

  • pescoço

French

  • cou
  • compteur de chansons ou poèmes
239 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
155 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
139 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
208 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5186 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
138 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
281 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
920 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
148 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
393 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1910 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2818 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1452 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1956 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
70 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44489 Morohashi
2265 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6719 New Nelson (John Haig)
70 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
74 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
979 2001 Kanji
2o7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
8060.1 Four corner code
1-28-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9996 Unicode hex code

席

10 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
一 巾 广 凵
seat, mat, occasion, place
Kun:
むしろ
On:
セキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
370 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 席 【セキ】 seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post
  • 席上 【セキジョウ】 at the meeting, on the occasion
  • 寄席 【ヨセ】 entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.), vaudeville theater (theatre), music hall
  • 次席 【ジセキ】 associate, junior, assistant, runner-up

Kun reading compounds

  • 筵 【むしろ】 woven mat (esp. one made of straw), seat
  • 竹席 【たかむしろ】 bamboo mat

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi2
Korean:
seog

Spanish

  • asiento
  • plaza
  • posición

Portuguese

  • assento
  • esteira
  • ocasião
  • lugar

French

  • siège
  • natte
  • occasion
  • place
444 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
549 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
520 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
349 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1513 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
461 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
497 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1242 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
379 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
332 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
564 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3865 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1986 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2683 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1201 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8926 Morohashi
3113 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1561 New Nelson (John Haig)
1193 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1277 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
549 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
544 2001 Kanji
3q7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
3-3-6 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-32-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e2d Unicode hex code

枢

8 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
匚 木
Variants:
樞
hinge, pivot, door, center of things
Kun:
とぼそ、 からくり
On:
スウ、 シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 枢軸 【スウジク】 axle, pivot, center (of power, activity), central point, the Axis (WWII alliance)
  • 枢機卿 【スウキキョウ】 cardinal (Catholic church)
  • 神経中枢 【シンケイチュウスウ】 nerve centre, nerve center
  • 呼吸中枢 【コキュウチュウスウ】 respiratory center, respiratory centre

Kun reading compounds

  • 枢 【とぼそ】 cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge, door

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu1
Korean:
chu

Spanish

  • gozne
  • pivote
  • eje
  • punto vital

Portuguese

  • dobradiça
  • pivô
  • porta

French

  • pivot
  • charnière
  • porte
1464 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1839 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2208 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1442 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1422 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1023 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1062 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1530 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1076 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1076 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
581 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
770 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1713 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14577P Morohashi
865 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2588 New Nelson (John Haig)
1697 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1832 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1194 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1875 2001 Kanji
4a4.22 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4191.4 Four corner code
1-31-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67a2 Unicode hex code

機

16 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
丶 ノ 幺 戈 木
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Kun:
はた
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
  • 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
  • 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
  • 有機 【ユウキ】 organic

Kun reading compounds

  • 機 【はた】 loom
  • 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
  • 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • mecanismo
  • máquina
  • avión
  • ocasión
  • telar

Portuguese

  • mecanismo
  • oportunidade
  • ocasião
  • máquina
  • avião

French

  • métier à tisser
  • mécanique
  • opportunité
  • machine
  • avion
  • organique
373 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
476 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
453 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
101 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2379 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
415 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
646 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2869 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
528 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
537 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
334 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1115 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1365 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
736 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
989 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1394 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15561 Morohashi
1076 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2880 New Nelson (John Haig)
1382 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1482 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
158 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
631 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1859 2001 Kanji
4a12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-12 SKIP code
4295.3 Four corner code
1-21-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a5f Unicode hex code

卿

12 strokes
Radical:
kneel 卩
Parts:
卩 艮
you, lord, secretary, state minister
Kun:
きみ
On:
ケイ、 キョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 卿 【ケイ】 you, you
  • 慶雲 【ケイウン】 auspicious cloud, Keiun era (704.5.10-708.1.11), Kyōun era
  • 枢機卿 【スウキキョウ】 cardinal (Catholic church)
  • 公卿 【クギョウ】 high-ranking court noble, senior court official, kugyō, three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
  • 卿 【キョウ】 Lord, Sir, state minister (under the ritsuryō system)
  • 慶雲 【ケイウン】 auspicious cloud, Keiun era (704.5.10-708.1.11), Kyōun era
  • 枢機卿 【スウキキョウ】 cardinal (Catholic church)
  • 三卿 【サンキョウ】 three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing1
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • alto cargo
  • ministro de estado

Portuguese

French

813 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1865 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
769 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2877X Morohashi
642 New Nelson (John Haig)
2898 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2907 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2e10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
7772.0 Four corner code
1-22-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
537f Unicode hex code