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麻

11 strokes
Radical:
hemp, flax 麻
Parts:
广 木 麻
Variants:
蔴
hemp, flax, numb
Kun:
あさ
On:
マ、 マア
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 麻酔 【マスイ】 anaesthesia, anesthesia
  • 大麻 【タイマ】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
  • 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
  • 麻雀 【マージャン】 mahjong, mah-jongg

Kun reading compounds

  • 麻 【あさ】 cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
  • 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 大麻 【たいま】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
  • 絹麻 【きぬあさ】 thin linen polished to appear like silk

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あざ、 お
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ma2, ma1
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • cáñamo
  • lino
  • entumecerse

Portuguese

  • cânhamo
  • linho

French

  • chanvre
  • lin
1829 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1118 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5390 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1480 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1924 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1508 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1529 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1630 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1414 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1938 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3878 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1995 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2694 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
600 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
47888 Morohashi
3125 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7040 New Nelson (John Haig)
593 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
637 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1502 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
564 2001 Kanji
3q8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
0029.4 Four corner code
1-43-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ebb Unicode hex code

痺

13 strokes
Radical:
sickness 疒
Parts:
十 田 疔
Variants:
痹
palsy, become numb, paralysed
Kun:
しび.れる
On:
ヒ

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On reading compounds

  • 反回神経麻痺 【ハンカイシンケイマヒ】 recurrent nerve paralysis
  • 顔面神経麻痺 【ガンメンシンケイマヒ】 facial paralysis, facial nerve paralysis

Kun reading compounds

  • 痺れる 【しびれる】 to become numb, to go to sleep (e.g. a limb), to get an electric shock, to tingle (from an electric shock), to be excited, to be titillated, to be mesmerized, to be enthralled

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi4
Korean:
bi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3059 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
22280 Morohashi
3820 New Nelson (John Haig)
2579 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2627 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5i8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-8 SKIP code
0014.6 Four corner code
1-65-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
75fa Unicode hex code

性

8 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
忙 生
sex, gender, nature
Kun:
さが
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
  • 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
  • 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
  • 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
  • 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
  • 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
  • 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
  • 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

Kun reading compounds

  • 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing4
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • sexo
  • género
  • naturaleza
  • temperamento

Portuguese

  • sexo
  • gênero
  • natureza

French

  • sexe
  • genre
  • nature
  • propriétés
645 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
745 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
723 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1666 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
280 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
535 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
564 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
98 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
98 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
811 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
357 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
266 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1572 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10478 Morohashi
299 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1822 New Nelson (John Haig)
1558 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1679 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
119 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
690 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1172 2001 Kanji
4k5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
1-1-7 SKIP code
9501.0 Four corner code
1-32-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6027 Unicode hex code

痴

13 strokes
Radical:
sickness 疒
Parts:
口 疔 矢 乞
Variants:
癡
stupid, foolish
Kun:
し.れる、 おろか
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 痴 【チ】 foolishness, fool, moha (ignorance, folly)
  • 痴呆 【チホウ】 dementia, stupidity, foolishness, fool, idiot
  • 愚痴 【グチ】 idle complaint, grumble, moha (ignorance, folly)
  • 白痴 【ハクチ】 idiot, retard, idiocy, profound mental retardation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chi1
Korean:
chi

Spanish

  • estúpido
  • tonto

Portuguese

  • tolo
  • estúpido

French

  • idiot
  • stupide
1575 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1976 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3061 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1663 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1548 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1813 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1957 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1738 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1356 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4072 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2066 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2800 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1699 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22257 Morohashi
3286 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3823 New Nelson (John Haig)
1683 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1814 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1649 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
577 2001 Kanji
5i8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-8 SKIP code
0016.0 Four corner code
1-35-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
75f4 Unicode hex code

呆

7 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 木
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
Kun:
ほけ.る、 ぼ.ける、 あき.れる、 おろか
On:
ホウ
1848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 呆 【ホウ】 (I'm) shocked
  • 呆ける 【ボケル】 to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine), to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
  • 痴呆 【チホウ】 dementia, stupidity, foolishness, fool, idiot
  • 踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 【オドルアホウニミルアホウ】 you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance

Kun reading compounds

  • 呆ける 【ぼける】 to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine), to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
  • 呆れる 【あきれる】 to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dai1, ai2
Korean:
mae, bo

Spanish

  • perplejidad
  • conmoción
  • estar perplejo
  • estar conmocionado

Portuguese

French

896 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2712 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3395 Morohashi
738 New Nelson (John Haig)
2181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2297 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d4.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
6090.4 Four corner code
1-42-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5446 Unicode hex code