Jisho

×

呪

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
儿 口
Variants:
咒
spell, curse, charm, malediction
Kun:
まじな.う、 のろ.い、 まじな.い、 のろ.う
On:
ジュ、 シュ、 シュウ、 ズ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 呪 【ジュ】 spell, curse, dharani, mantra
  • 呪術 【ジュジュツ】 magic, sorcery, incantation
  • 消災呪 【ショウサイジュ】 disaster-preventing incantation, disaster-preventing dharani
  • 明呪 【ミョウジュ】 mantra
  • 呪詛 【ジュソ】 curse, malediction, hex

Kun reading compounds

  • 呪う 【まじなう】 to pray that one avoids disaster or illness, to pray for harm or death to come upon someone, to curse, to charm, to conjure, to cast a spell (on someone), to treat illness (with a prayer)
  • 呪い 【のろい】 curse, spell, malediction
  • 呪い殺す 【のろいころす】 to curse someone to death, to put a deadly curse on someone
  • 呪い 【まじない】 charm, incantation, spell, curse
  • 呪う 【のろう】 to curse, to put a curse on, to detest intensely

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • maldición
  • hechizo
  • maldecir
  • hechizar
  • encantar

Portuguese

French

912 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1324 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3443 Morohashi
764 New Nelson (John Haig)
2169 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
108 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d5.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
6601.0 Four corner code
1-28-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
546a Unicode hex code

我

7 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd 戈
Parts:
亅 戈 手
ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Kun:
われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
On:
ガ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
829 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 我 【ガ】 obstinacy, atman, the self, the ego
  • 我慢 【ガマン】 endurance, patience, perseverance, bearing (with something), self-control, self-restraint
  • 無我 【ムガ】 selflessness, self-effacement, self-renunciation, anatta, anatman, doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
  • 小我 【ショウガ】 the self, the ego

Kun reading compounds

  • 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
  • 我々 【われわれ】 we
  • 人は人、我は我 【ひとはひとわれはわれ】 live and let live, you do you and I'll do me, people are people; I am myself
  • 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
  • 我が 【わが】 my, our, one's own

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あが、 か
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wo3
Korean:
a

Spanish

  • yo
  • uno mismo
  • ego

Portuguese

  • ego
  • Eu
  • egoísta
  • nosso
  • a si próprio

French

  • ego
  • je
  • moi
  • égoïste
  • notre
  • soi-même
745 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
833 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
817 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1392 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
200 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
719 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1329 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
545 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1302 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1164 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
837 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4362 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
647 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11545 Morohashi
3548 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2028 New Nelson (John Haig)
640 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
690 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
380 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
848 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2259 2001 Kanji
0a7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
4-7-4 SKIP code
2355.0 Four corner code
1-18-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6211 Unicode hex code

多

6 strokes
Radical:
evening, sunset 夕
Parts:
夕
Variants:
夛
many, frequent, much
Kun:
おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
On:
タ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 多 【タ】 multi-
  • 多分 【タブン】 perhaps, probably, generous, many, much, great
  • 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta (traditional Japanese playing cards; esp. hyakunin isshu karuta)
  • 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance

Kun reading compounds

  • 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
duo1
Korean:
da

Spanish

  • abundante
  • mucho

Portuguese

  • muitos
  • frequentar
  • muito

French

  • beaucoup
  • nombreux
  • fréquent
108 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
180 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
163 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
161 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1169 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
181 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
347 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
229 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
104 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
405 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1372 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1858 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
110 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5756 Morohashi
2170 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1127 New Nelson (John Haig)
108 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
113 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
128 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
129 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2560 2001 Kanji
0a6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2720.7 Four corner code
1-34-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
591a Unicode hex code

鎌

18 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
丶 ノ ハ 并 ヨ 王 金
Variants:
鐮
sickle, scythe, trick
Kun:
かま
On:
レン、 ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 鎌 【かま】 sickle, leading question, trick question, sickle-and-chain (weapon), spear with curved cross-blades, gooseneck tenon and mortise joint, noisiness, part of a fish around the gills
  • 鎌倉 【かまくら】 Kamakura (city)
  • 大鎌 【おおがま】 scythe
  • 大脳鎌 【だいのうかま】 falx cerebri, cerebral falx

Readings

Japanese names:
かた、 かね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lian2
Korean:
gyeom

Spanish

  • hoz
  • guadaña

Portuguese

French

  • faucille
  • serpe
  • faux
  • duper
1277 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4902 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1996 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2750 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2257 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1130 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2212 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1155 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1572 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1613 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40693X Morohashi
1760 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6326 New Nelson (John Haig)
1599 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1725 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2864 2001 Kanji
8a10.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-10 SKIP code
8813.7 Four corner code
1-19-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
938c Unicode hex code

呪

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
儿 口
Variants:
咒
spell, curse, charm, malediction
Kun:
まじな.う、 のろ.い、 まじな.い、 のろ.う
On:
ジュ、 シュ、 シュウ、 ズ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 呪 【ジュ】 spell, curse, dharani, mantra
  • 呪術 【ジュジュツ】 magic, sorcery, incantation
  • 消災呪 【ショウサイジュ】 disaster-preventing incantation, disaster-preventing dharani
  • 明呪 【ミョウジュ】 mantra
  • 呪詛 【ジュソ】 curse, malediction, hex

Kun reading compounds

  • 呪う 【まじなう】 to pray that one avoids disaster or illness, to pray for harm or death to come upon someone, to curse, to charm, to conjure, to cast a spell (on someone), to treat illness (with a prayer)
  • 呪い 【のろい】 curse, spell, malediction
  • 呪い殺す 【のろいころす】 to curse someone to death, to put a deadly curse on someone
  • 呪い 【まじない】 charm, incantation, spell, curse
  • 呪う 【のろう】 to curse, to put a curse on, to detest intensely

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • maldición
  • hechizo
  • maldecir
  • hechizar
  • encantar

Portuguese

French

912 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1324 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3443 Morohashi
764 New Nelson (John Haig)
2169 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
108 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d5.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
6601.0 Four corner code
1-28-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
546a Unicode hex code

忌

7 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
已 心
mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary
Kun:
い.む、 い.み、 い.まわしい
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 忌 【キ】 mourning, mourning period, anniversary of one's death
  • 忌憚のない 【キタンノナイ】 unrestrained, unreserved, candid, frank
  • 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary
  • 七回忌 【シチカイキ】 sixth anniversary of a death

Kun reading compounds

  • 忌む 【いむ】 to avoid, to refrain from, to shun, to detest
  • 忌むべき 【いむべき】 abominable, detestable
  • 忌み 【いみ】 mourning, abstinence, taboo, religious purification, pure, holy
  • 忌み明け 【いみあけ】 end of mourning
  • 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
  • 物忌み 【ものいみ】 fasting, abstinence, confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
  • 忌まわしい 【いまわしい】 unpleasant, disagreeable, abominable, disgusting, unsavory, unlucky, inauspicious, ominous

Readings

Japanese names:
いまわ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • aborrecer
  • detestar
  • luto

Portuguese

  • luto
  • odiar
  • detestável
  • aniversário de morte

French

  • deuil
  • détester
  • répugnant
  • anniversaire du décès
1122 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1819 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1463 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1522 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1287 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
462 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1797 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1935 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1697 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
769 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2735 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1401 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
606 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10310 Morohashi
2207 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1786 New Nelson (John Haig)
599 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
644 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1121 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3558 2001 Kanji
4k3.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
1733.1 Four corner code
1-20-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fcc Unicode hex code

篤

16 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
杰 竹 馬 乞
fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate
Kun:
あつ.い
On:
トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1942 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 篤と 【トクト】 carefully, thoroughly, fully, deliberately
  • 篤志家 【トクシカ】 charitable person, philanthropist, volunteer, supporter
  • 重篤 【ジュウトク】 critical (condition), serious
  • 懇篤 【コントク】 cordial, kind

Kun reading compounds

  • 厚い 【あつい】 thick, deep, heavy, kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful, serious (of an illness), abundant

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du3
Korean:
dog

Spanish

  • sincero
  • serio
  • genuino
  • grave (enfermedad)

Portuguese

  • caloroso
  • humano
  • sério
  • cordial
  • ponderado

French

  • intense
  • gentil
  • cordial
  • grave
  • sérieux
  • délibéré
1666 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1749 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3434 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1561 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1607 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2576 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1883 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2051 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1683 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1489 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3371 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1744 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2370 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2007 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26344 Morohashi
2716 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4342 New Nelson (John Haig)
1988 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2142 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1842 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2350 2001 Kanji
6f10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-10 SKIP code
2021.9 Four corner code
8832.7 Four corner code
1-38-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7be4 Unicode hex code

煮

12 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
老 日 杰
boil, cook
Kun:
に.る、 -に、 に.える、 に.やす
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 煮沸消毒 【シャフツショウドク】 sterilization by boiling, sterilisation by boiling
  • 煮沸 【シャフツ】 boiling up

Kun reading compounds

  • 煮る 【にる】 to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
  • 煮るなり焼くなり 【にるなりやくなり】 as you please, in any way you like, as you wish
  • 煮える 【にえる】 to be boiled, to be cooked
  • 煮やす 【にやす】 to cook inside

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • cocer
  • hervir

Portuguese

  • ferver
  • cozinhar

French

  • mijoter
  • bouillir
  • cuire
1338 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1294 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2771 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1179 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1518 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1787 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1795 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1931 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1315 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1277 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3460 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1782 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2426 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1265 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19165P Morohashi
2785 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3437 New Nelson (John Haig)
1257 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1346 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1563 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1440 2001 Kanji
4d8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
3-4-8 SKIP code
4433.6 Four corner code
1-28-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
716e Unicode hex code

覇

19 strokes
Radical:
west 西 (襾, 覀)
Parts:
月 西 革
Variants:
霸
hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion
Kun:
はたがしら
On:
ハ、 ハク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 覇 【ハ】 supremacy (over a nation), hegemony, domination, leadership, championship, victory
  • 覇権 【ハケン】 hegemony
  • 制覇 【セイハ】 conquest, domination, supremacy, mastery, winning (a championship)
  • 初制覇 【ハツセイハ】 first victory

Readings

Japanese names:
はる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ba4
Korean:
pae, baeg

Spanish

  • hegemonía
  • supremacía
  • liderazgo

Portuguese

  • hegemonia
  • supremacia
  • liderança
  • campeão

French

  • hégémonie
  • suprématie
  • leadership
  • champion
1683 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1641 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4281 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1736 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1633 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1743 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1685 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1641 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3392 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1749 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2379 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1913 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34790X Morohashi
2730 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5519 New Nelson (John Haig)
1895 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2043 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1921 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3246 2001 Kanji
4b15.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-13 SKIP code
2-6-12 SKIP code
1052.7 Four corner code
1-39-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8987 Unicode hex code

吐

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 土
spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)
Kun:
は.く、 つ.く
On:
ト
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 吐息 【トイキ】 sigh, long breath
  • 吐血 【トケツ】 vomiting of blood
  • 嘔吐 【オウト】 vomiting, emesis
  • 噴出性嘔吐 【フンシュツセイオウト】 projectile vomiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 吐く 【はく】 to vomit, to throw up, to spit up, to emit, to send forth, to breathe out, to give (an opinion), to make (a comment), to express, to tell, to confess
  • 吐く 【つく】 to breathe out, to breathe, to tell (a lie), to use (foul language), to vomit, to throw up, to spit up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tu3, tu4
Korean:
to

Spanish

  • escupir
  • vomitar

Portuguese

  • cuspir
  • vômito
  • arroto
  • confessar
  • contar (mentiras)

French

  • cracher
  • vomir
  • roter
  • avouer
  • dire des mensonges
1634 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1776 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
883 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1686 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1127 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
242 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1253 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1322 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1432 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
298 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
235 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
151 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
153 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3300 Morohashi
203 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
709 New Nelson (John Haig)
151 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
162 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1066 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3772 2001 Kanji
3d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
6401.0 Four corner code
1-37-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5410 Unicode hex code

汚

6 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
一 二 勹 汁
Variants:
汙
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Kun:
けが.す、 けが.れる、 けが.らわしい、 よご.す、 よご.れる、 きたな.い
On:
オ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 汚染 【オセン】 pollution, contamination
  • 汚水 【オスイ】 filthy water, sewage
  • 防汚 【ボウオ】 antifouling, stain resistance, stain-proofing, anti-soiling
  • 貪汚 【タンオ】 greed, corruption

Kun reading compounds

  • 汚す 【よごす】 to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
  • 汚れる 【けがれる】 to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
  • 汚らわしい 【けがらわしい】 filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
  • 汚す 【よごす】 to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
  • 汚れる 【よごれる】 to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
  • 汚い 【きたない】 dirty, filthy, foul, unclean, disordered, messy, untidy, poor (e.g. handwriting), indecent (language, etc.), dirty, vulgar, coarse, dastardly, mean, base, underhanded, stingy, greedy
  • 汚い戦争 【きたないせんそう】 Dirty War (period of state terrorism in Argentina; 1976-1983)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu1
Korean:
o

Spanish

  • sucio
  • manchado
  • manchar
  • deshonrar
  • ensuciar
  • difamar
  • obsceno
  • ensuciarse

Portuguese

  • sujo
  • poluir
  • desgraça
  • estupro
  • sujar

French

  • sale
  • polluer
  • disgrâce
  • profaner
  • souiller
1031 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1246 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2494 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1531 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
666 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
706 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
907 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1158 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
258 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
196 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1253 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17133 Morohashi
222 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3047 New Nelson (John Haig)
1245 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1334 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1083 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
352 2001 Kanji
3a3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
1-3-4 SKIP code
3112.7 Four corner code
1-17-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c5a Unicode hex code

禍

13 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
冂 口 礼
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
Kun:
わざわい
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2010 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 禍 【カ】 disaster, calamity, misfortune
  • 禍福 【カフク】 fortune and misfortune, prosperity and adversity, good and evil, weal and woe
  • コロナ禍 【コロナカ】 coronavirus crisis, COVID-19 crisis
  • 惨禍 【サンカ】 calamity, disaster, catastrophe

Kun reading compounds

  • 災い 【わざわい】 disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
  • 災い転じて福となす 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】 to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts), to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huo4
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • calamidad
  • desgracia
  • infortunio

Portuguese

  • calamidade
  • desgraça
  • mal
  • maldição

French

  • calamité
  • malchance
  • mal
  • malédiction
1051 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1753 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3254 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1756 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1581 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1885 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1809 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1948 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1543 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1425 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1304 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
706 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
945 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1300 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24766P Morohashi
1030 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4102 New Nelson (John Haig)
1291 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1386 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1653 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
649 2001 Kanji
4e9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
3722.7 Four corner code
1-18-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798d Unicode hex code

監

15 strokes
Radical:
dish 皿
Parts:
二 皿 臣 乞
Variants:
譼
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 監督 【カントク】 supervision, control, superintendence, direction, director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss
  • 監視 【カンシ】 monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, supervision, lookout
  • 総監 【ソウカン】 inspector general, commissioner
  • 収監 【シュウカン】 imprisonment

Readings

Japanese names:
けん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • supervisar
  • controlar
  • gobernar
  • administrar

Portuguese

  • fiscalizar
  • oficial
  • escritório do govêrno
  • governar
  • administrar

French

  • surveiller
  • officiel
  • bureau administratif
  • gouverner
  • administrer
1111 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
537 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1460 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1556 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2398 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1663 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1777 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
925 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1374 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3535 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1825 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2483 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1465 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23032 Morohashi
2852 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3901 New Nelson (John Haig)
1453 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1562 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1782 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3474 2001 Kanji
5h10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-10-5 SKIP code
2-9-5 SKIP code
7810.7 Four corner code
1-20-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76e3 Unicode hex code

葬

12 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 匕 夕 廾 艾
Variants:
塟
interment, bury, shelve
Kun:
ほうむ.る
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
754 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 葬 【ソウ】 funeral
  • 葬式 【ソウシキ】 funeral
  • 埋葬 【マイソウ】 burial
  • 土葬 【ドソウ】 burial, interment

Kun reading compounds

  • 葬る 【ほうむる】 to bury, to inter, to entomb, to cover up, to hush up, to shelve

Readings

Japanese names:
はふり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zang4
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • entierro
  • enterrar

Portuguese

  • enterro
  • enterra
  • declive

French

  • funérailles
  • enterrer
  • abandonner (ajourner)
1523 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1436 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4000 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1593 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1705 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
812 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
831 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
801 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
662 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2910 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1496 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2022 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
824 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31448P Morohashi
2320 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5128 New Nelson (John Haig)
816 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
879 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1579 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3k9.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
2-9-3 SKIP code
2-4-8 SKIP code
4444.1 Four corner code
1-33-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
846c Unicode hex code

媚

12 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
｜ 女 尸 目
flatter, humor, flirt
Kun:
こ.びる
On:
ビ

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  • 媚眼秋波 【ビガンシュウハ】 casting a coquettish (an amorous) glance (at a man)
  • 媚笑 【ビショウ】 charming, enticing smile, smile meant to catch a man's attention
  • 明媚 【メイビ】 picturesque (scenery), unspoilt, beautiful

Kun reading compounds

  • 媚びる 【こびる】 to flatter, to curry favor with, to curry favour with, to fawn on, to butter up to, to flirt with (woman with a man), to make eyes at (a man)

Readings

Japanese names:
こび
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei4
Korean:
mi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1240 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
687 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6513 Morohashi
565 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1245 New Nelson (John Haig)
3e9.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
4746.7 Four corner code
1-53-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5a9a Unicode hex code

死

6 strokes
Radical:
death, decay 歹 (歺)
Parts:
一 匕 夕 歹
death, die
Kun:
し.ぬ、 し.に-
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 死 【シ】 death, decease, (an) out, death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
  • 死ぬ 【シヌ】 to die, to pass away, to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead, to cease, to stop
  • 生死 【セイシ】 life and death, life or death, samsara (cycle of death and rebirth), death
  • 水死 【スイシ】 death by drowning

Kun reading compounds

  • 死ぬ 【しぬ】 to die, to pass away, to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead, to cease, to stop
  • 死ぬほど 【しぬほど】 to death (bored, scared, etc.), to distraction, like crazy, like mad, so much, dying (e.g. for a drink)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si3
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • muerte
  • morir

Portuguese

  • morte
  • dados

French

  • mort
  • mourir
223 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
302 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
286 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
254 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2439 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
207 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
205 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.5 Japanese for Busy People
85 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
258 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1133 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4334 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2952 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
823 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16365 Morohashi
3521 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2968 New Nelson (John Haig)
815 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
878 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
238 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
267 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3256 2001 Kanji
0a6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1021.1 Four corner code
1021.2 Four corner code
1-27-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b7b Unicode hex code

汰

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
丶 大 汁
washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
Kun:
おご.る、 にご.る、 よな.げる
On:
タ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1

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  • ご無沙汰 【ゴブサタ】 not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
  • 無沙汰 【ブサタ】 not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.), failing to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tai4
Korean:
tae

Spanish

  • clasificar
  • seleccionar

Portuguese

French

2496 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2136 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1206 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
237 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17160 Morohashi
3055 New Nelson (John Haig)
2316 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
149 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3413.0 Four corner code
1-34-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c70 Unicode hex code

真

10 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
一 ハ 十 目
Variants:
眞
true, reality, Buddhist sect
Kun:
ま、 ま-、 まこと
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, logical truth, printed style writing, star performer
  • 誠に 【マコトニ】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
  • 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life

Kun reading compounds

  • 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
  • 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
  • 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
  • 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 実しやか 【まことしやか】 plausible (but untrue), credible (e.g. of a lie), specious, truthy
  • 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth

Readings

Japanese names:
さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • verdad
  • realidad
  • puro
  • genuino
  • verdadero

Portuguese

  • verdadeiro
  • realidade
  • seita do Budismo

French

  • exact
  • vrai
  • réalité
  • secte bouddhiste
438 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
341 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
514 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
278 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
783 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
384 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
227 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1228 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
422 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
242 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1385 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2616 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23236 Morohashi
2111 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3926 New Nelson (John Haig)
75 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
195 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
358 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1561 2001 Kanji
2k8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-7-3 SKIP code
4080.1 Four corner code
1-31-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
771f Unicode hex code

魔

21 strokes
Radical:
ghost, demon 鬼
Parts:
儿 匕 厶 广 木 田 鬼 麻
witch, demon, evil spirit
On:
マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 魔 【マ】 demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence, -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend
  • 魔女 【マジョ】 witch
  • 病魔 【ビョウマ】 demon of ill health, disease
  • 尼 【アマ】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • demonio
  • espíritu maligno

Portuguese

  • bruxa
  • demônio
  • espírito do mal

French

  • sorcière
  • démon
  • esprit malfaisant
1832 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1326 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5398 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1546 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1919 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2961 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1528 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1418 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3953 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2041 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45906P Morohashi
3187 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6843 New Nelson (John Haig)
2022 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1942 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
557 2001 Kanji
3q18.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-18 SKIP code
3-11-10 SKIP code
0021.3 Four corner code
1-43-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9b54 Unicode hex code

似

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
丶 人 化
Variants:
佀
becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
Kun:
に.る、 ひ.る
On:
ジ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
923 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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  • 似我蜂 【ジガバチ】 red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa), thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, incl. digger wasps and mud daubers)
  • 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
  • 疑似 【ギジ】 pseudo, quasi, false, para-, mock, sham, suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

Kun reading compounds

  • 似る 【にる】 to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after

Readings

Japanese names:
にた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si4, shi4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • parecerse a
  • parecerse
  • ser similar

Portuguese

  • formação
  • lembra
  • falsificar
  • imitar
  • conveniente

French

  • ressembler
  • devenir
  • contrefaire
  • imiter
  • approprié
625 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
724 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
696 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1219 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
376 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
775 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
311 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
350 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1486 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1583 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1172 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
77 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
71 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
43 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
46 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1038 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
485 Morohashi
63 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
138 New Nelson (John Haig)
1029 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1106 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
669 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2162 2001 Kanji
2a5.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2820.0 Four corner code
1-27-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f3c Unicode hex code

瑠

14 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
刀 厶 王 田
Variants:
璢
lapis lazuli
On:
ル、 リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2352 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 瑠璃 【ルリ】 lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli (color), beryl, mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail), glass
  • 瑠璃色 【ルリイロ】 lapis lazuli blue, bright blue, azure

Readings

Japanese names:
るり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liu2
Korean:
ryu

Spanish

  • lapislázuli

Portuguese

French

2965 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2165 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1605 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1342 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
726 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
972 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
21143 Morohashi
1060 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3673 New Nelson (John Haig)
2555 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1528 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4f10.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
1716.2 Four corner code
1-46-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7460 Unicode hex code