Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
head
Parts:
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

9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Kun:
あい-
On:
ソウショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 相 【ソウ】 aspect, appearance, look, physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune), aspect, phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
  • 相違 【ソウイ】 difference, discrepancy, variation
  • 実相 【ジッソウ】 reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs, true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality
  • 世相 【セソウ】 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
  • 相 【ショウ】 minister (of a government department)
  • 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
  • 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
  • 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 い、 おう、 さ、 さが、 すけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang1, xiang4
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • apariencia
  • aspecto
  • fase
  • ministro de estado
  • conjuntamente
  • mutuamente

Portuguese

  • inter-
  • mútuo
  • juntamente
  • mutuamente
  • ministro de estado
  • conselheiro
  • aspecto
  • face
  • fisionomia

French

  • inter-
  • mutuel
  • ensemble
  • ministre
  • aspect
  • phase
  • physionomie
452 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
348 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
530 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
66 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2241 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
97 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
759 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
868 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
146 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
391 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1383 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1120 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
808 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
213 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23151 Morohashi
900 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3920 New Nelson (John Haig)
209 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
222 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
111 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
334 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1879 2001 Kanji
4a5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
4690.0 Four corner code
1-33-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76f8 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Kun:
さかずき
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 杯 【ハイ】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats, counter for octopuses and squid, cup, championship
  • 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
  • 苦杯 【クハイ】 bitter cup, bitter experience, bitter defeat, ordeal

Kun reading compounds

  • 杯 【さかずき】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
  • 杯洗い 【さかずきあらい】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • べく杯 【べくはい】 sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
  • 水杯 【みずさかずき】 farewell cups of water

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei1
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • copa
  • vaso
  • taza
  • contador de tazas
  • contador de pulpos/calamares

Portuguese

  • Copo cheio
  • garrafa de vinho
  • garrafa
  • vivas

French

  • compteur de verres
  • coupe à saké
  • verre de vin
  • verre
  • toast
1685 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1135 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2206 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
961 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
622 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1210 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
983 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1078 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1066 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
761 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1227 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14497 Morohashi
857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2586 New Nelson (John Haig)
1219 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1196 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1854 2001 Kanji
4a4.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4199.0 Four corner code
1-39-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
676f Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
hook
Parts:
Variants:
contend, dispute, argue
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 争奪 【ソウダツ】 struggle (for), scramble, contest
  • 争議 【ソウギ】 dispute, quarrel, strike
  • 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
  • 政争 【セイソウ】 political strife

Kun reading compounds

  • 争う 【あらそう】 to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, to deny (e.g. evidence)
  • 争うべからざる 【あらそうべからざる】 indisputable

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng1
Korean:
jaeng

Spanish

  • pelear
  • disputar
  • discutir
  • competir

Portuguese

  • lutar
  • disputar
  • discutir

French

  • se quereller
  • se disputer
451 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
558 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
529 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
186 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
311 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
295 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
344 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
302 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
302 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
361 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
274 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2523 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1281 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1749 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1162 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
236 Morohashi
2030 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
69 New Nelson (John Haig)
1154 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1238 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
467 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2547 2001 Kanji
2n4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2750.7 Four corner code
1-33-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e89 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp
Kun:
うば.う
On:
ダツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
974 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
  • 奪三振王 【ダツサンシンオウ】 (season's) record holder in (for) the most strike-outs
  • 争奪 【ソウダツ】 struggle (for), scramble, contest
  • 収奪 【シュウダツ】 plundering, exploitation

Kun reading compounds

  • 奪う 【うばう】 to take (by force), to take away, to snatch, to steal, to rob (someone) of, to dispossess of, to deprive of, to usurp, to absorb (one's attention), to fascinate, to captivate, to charm, to dazzle

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
duo2
Korean:
tal

Spanish

  • arrebatar
  • desposeer
  • usurpar
  • privar
  • tomar por la fuerza

Portuguese

  • roubar
  • tomar pela força
  • apropriar-se
  • pilhar
  • usurpar

French

  • dérober
  • prendre de force
  • arracher (des mains)
  • déposséder
  • piller
  • usurper
1561 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1068 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1183 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1603 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1182 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1310 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1389 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1407 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
421 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2956 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1517 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2058 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
573 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5994 Morohashi
2343 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171 New Nelson (John Haig)
566 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
608 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1697 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1448 2001 Kanji
8c6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-11 SKIP code
2-11-3 SKIP code
4034.1 Four corner code
1-35-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
596a Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd
Parts:
Variants:
war, battle, match
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
  • 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
  • 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
  • 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)

Kun reading compounds

  • 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
  • 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
  • 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
  • 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
  • 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
  • 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
  • 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
  • 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhan4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • guerra
  • batalla
  • lucha
  • pelear
  • batallar
  • combatir
  • luchar

Portuguese

  • guerra
  • batalha
  • disputa

French

  • guerre
  • bataille
  • match
448 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
555 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
526 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1810 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
399 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
550 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
301 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
839 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1948 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11631P Morohashi
1787 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 New Nelson (John Haig)
1929 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2079 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
608 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
4n9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
9355.0 Four corner code
3355.0 Four corner code
1-32-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6226 Unicode hex code