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世

5 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 ｜ 世
Variants:
丗 卋
generation, world, society, public
Kun:
よ
On:
セイ、 セ、 ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
  • 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
  • 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
  • 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
  • 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
  • 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
  • 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
  • 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation

Kun reading compounds

  • 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
  • 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
  • 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
  • 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)

Readings

Japanese names:
とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
se

Spanish

  • generación
  • mundo
  • edad

Portuguese

  • geração
  • mundo
  • sociedade
  • pública

French

  • génération
  • monde
  • société
  • public
263 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
344 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
327 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
152 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
95 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
177 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
105 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
335 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
252 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
13 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4308 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2932 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
28 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31 Morohashi
3496 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
20 New Nelson (John Haig)
28 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
28 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
81 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
254 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1975 2001 Kanji
0a5.37 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
4-5-4 SKIP code
4-4-2 SKIP code
4471.7 Four corner code
1-32-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e16 Unicode hex code

上

3 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 卜
Variants:
丄
above, up
Kun:
うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 たてまつ.る
On:
ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
35 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 上 【ジョウ】 from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned, on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle), the best, top, first class, first grade, first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book, with my compliments
  • 上位 【ジョウイ】 superior (in rank), top, ranking, higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
  • 口上 【コウジョウ】 vocal message, speech, statement, prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
  • 水上 【スイジョウ】 on the water, aquatic, waterside, water's edge
  • 上人 【ショウニン】 holy priest, saint
  • 上下 【ショウカ】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
  • 呈上 【テイジョウ】 giving, gifting, presenting
  • 主上 【シュジョウ】 emperor
  • 上海 【シャンハイ】 Shanghai (China)
  • 上湯 【シャンタン】 top-grade Chinese soup stock

Kun reading compounds

  • 上 【うえ】 above, over, up, top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, on (top of), the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part, superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class), elder, older, senior, with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk), besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ..., after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ..., since ..., now that ..., because ..., honorable, venerable, dear, emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
  • 上向き 【うわむき】 pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency
  • 床上 【ゆかうえ】 on a floor, above floor level
  • 一枚上 【いちまいうえ】 one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
  • 上 【かみ】 upper reaches (of a river), upper stream, top, upper part, upper half (of the body), long ago, beginning, first, person of high rank (e.g. the emperor), government, imperial court, imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace, head (of a table), wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
  • 上期 【かみき】 first half of the (fiscal) year
  • 風上 【かざかみ】 windward, upwind
  • 御上 【おかみ】 the Emperor, His Majesty, the government, the authorities, proprietress, hostess, landlady, mistress, your wife, his wife, (one's) master, lord
  • 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
  • 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
  • 上がり 【あがり】 rise, increase, ascent, income, takings, earnings, proceeds, (crop) yield, return, profit, completion, end, finish, end result (e.g. of crafts), how something comes out, finish, finishing (in a board or card game, etc.), green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant), after (rain, illness, etc.), ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat), former
  • 上がり下り 【あがりおり】 going up and down, ascent and descent
  • 芸者上がり 【げいしゃあがり】 ex-geisha, former geisha
  • 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
  • 上り 【のぼり】 ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route, upbound (esp. toward Tokyo), upstream, uphill
  • 上り下り 【のぼりくだり】 going up and down, ascent and descent, climb and descent
  • 逆上せる 【のぼせる】 to feel dizzy, to have blood rush to one's head, to lose one's cool, to be obsessed, to be infatuated, to become conceited
  • 上せる 【のぼせる】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send some on out
  • 上す 【のぼす】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send someone out

Readings

Japanese names:
あおい、 あげ、 い、 か、 かき、 かず、 かん、 こう、 のぼり、 ほつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shang4, shang3
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • arriba
  • encima
  • parte superior
  • cima
  • superficie

Portuguese

  • acima
  • para cima
  • sobre
  • subir
  • galgar
  • em cima
  • escalar

French

  • au-dessus
  • haut
  • monter
  • donner (je te donne)
20 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
37 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
798 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
29 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
47 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
32 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
6 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4212 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13 Morohashi
3404 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10 New Nelson (John Haig)
49 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
12 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1272 2001 Kanji
2m1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-2 SKIP code
2110.0 Four corner code
1-30-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e0a Unicode hex code

万

3 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ
Variants:
萬
ten thousand, 10,000
Kun:
よろず
On:
マン、 バン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 万 【マン】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
  • 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
  • 億万 【オクマン】 millions and millions
  • 永万 【エイマン】 Eiman era (1165.6.5-1166.8.27)
  • 万 【バン】 completely, absolutely, totally
  • 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
  • 千万 【センバン】 exceedingly, extremely, very many, indeed
  • 奇怪千万 【キカイセンバン】 very strange (mysterious, weird), bizarre, monstrous, outrageous

Kun reading compounds

  • 万 【まん】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
  • 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
  • 八百万 【やおよろず】 myriad, countless things
  • ５００万 【ごひゃくまん】 5,000,000, five million, many

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 ま、 ゆる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wan4, mo4
Korean:
man, mug

Spanish

  • diez mil
  • muchos

Portuguese

  • dez mil

French

  • myriade
  • 10000
320 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
227 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
392 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
96 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
7 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
84 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
16 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
13 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
8 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3653 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2542 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
64 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10 Morohashi
2936 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7 New Nelson (John Haig)
64 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
68 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
215 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
86 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3145 2001 Kanji
0a3.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-1 SKIP code
4-3-1 SKIP code
1022.7 Four corner code
1-43-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e07 Unicode hex code

般

10 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
几 又 殳 舟
carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
649 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 般若 【ハンニャ】 prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment), hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy), dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
  • 汎化 【ハンカ】 generalization (psychology, linguistics, etc.)
  • 諸般 【ショハン】 various, several
  • 過般 【カハン】 some time ago, recently

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban1, bo1, pan2
Korean:
ban

Spanish

  • generalmente
  • similar
  • tiempo

Portuguese

  • carregador
  • carregar
  • todo

French

  • global
  • général
  • transporter
  • transporteur
1714 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
559 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3865 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1201 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
859 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1137 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1096 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1147 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
648 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1594 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1670 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1203 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1889 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30388 Morohashi
1317 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4931 New Nelson (John Haig)
1871 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2016 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
460 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1366 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
868 2001 Kanji
6c4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2744.7 Four corner code
1-40-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
822c Unicode hex code