Jisho

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4 strokes
Radical:
one
Parts:
Variants:
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun:
うし
On:
チュウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 丁丑 【ヒノトノウシ】 Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
  • 癸丑 【ミズノトウシ】 Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

Kun reading compounds

  • 丑 【うし】 the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am), north-northeast, twelfth month of the lunar calendar
  • 丑寅 【うしとら】 northeast
  • 土用丑 【どよううし】 day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer
  • 辛丑 【かのとうし】 Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

Readings

Japanese names:
ひろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chou3
Korean:
chug, chu

Spanish

  • signo de la vaca
  • segundo signo del zodíaco
  • vaca

Portuguese

French

  • signe de la 2ème branche terrestre
  • signe du Boeuf (zodiaque)
  • 1 à 3 heures du matin
2056 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
13 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1965 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
99 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2001 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4241 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2140 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2061 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23 Morohashi
3433 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 New Nelson (John Haig)
2040 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2197 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a4.39 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1710.5 Four corner code
1-17-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e11 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
866 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 刻 【コク】 period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac), carving, engraving, cutting, mincing, victory, strictness, cruelty
  • 刻々 【コッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
  • 復刻 【フッコク】 republication, reissue, reprinting, reproduction
  • 刻一刻 【コクイッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour

Kun reading compounds

  • 刻む 【きざむ】 to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment
  • 刻み 【きざみ】 mincing, cutting, chopping, notch, nick, rapping (a percussion instrument), beating, shredded tobacco, interval
  • 刻み足 【きざみあし】 mincing steps

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ke4, ke1
Korean:
gag

Spanish

  • grabar
  • esculpir
  • triste
  • angustiado
  • tiempo
  • afilar
  • cincelar

Portuguese

  • escultura
  • picar
  • fatiar
  • moer
  • esculpir

French

  • graver
  • découper
  • émincer
  • hacher
  • moment
  • gravure
875 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
865 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1033 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
681 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1444 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
361 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
900 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1211 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1274 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1139 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
190 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1619 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
851 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1166 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1535 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1970 Morohashi
1267 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
478 New Nelson (John Haig)
1521 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1639 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
863 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
443 2001 Kanji
2f6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
0280.0 Four corner code
1-25-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
523b Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
private
Parts:
Variants:
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 三 【サン】 three, 3
  • 参院 【サンイン】 House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
  • 日参 【ニッサン】 daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), visiting frequently, visiting daily
  • 推参 【スイサン】 paying an unannounced visit, rudeness
  • 参 【シン】 Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 参差 【シンシ】 of uneven heights or lengths

Kun reading compounds

  • 参る 【まいる】 to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
can1, cen1, shen1
Korean:
sam, cham

Spanish

  • visita
  • asistencia
  • consulta
  • derrota
  • ir
  • venir
  • visitar [humilde]
  • asistir
  • ser derrotado

Portuguese

  • confuso
  • visitando
  • visitar
  • derrotar
  • dados
  • apaixonados

French

  • dérouté
  • déconcerté
  • trois (III)
  • aller
  • venir
  • visiter
  • être battu
  • mourir
  • follement amoureux
616 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
517 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
490 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
392 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
850 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
514 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
389 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
978 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
710 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
263 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2563 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1308 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1778 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1736 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3090 Morohashi
2066 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
666 New Nelson (John Haig)
1720 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1856 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
350 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
505 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2760 2001 Kanji
3j5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
2320.2 Four corner code
1-27-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53c2 Unicode hex code