Jisho

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中

4 strokes
Radical:
line 丨
Parts:
｜ 口
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Kun:
なか、 うち、 あた.る
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
  • 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
  • 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China

Kun reading compounds

  • 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
  • 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
  • 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
  • そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
  • 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship

Readings

Japanese names:
あたる、 かなえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhong1, zhong4
Korean:
jung

Spanish

  • centro
  • dentro
  • interior
  • medio

Portuguese

  • em
  • interior
  • médio
  • meio
  • centro

French

  • dans
  • dedans
  • à l'intérieur
  • milieu
  • centre
  • moyenne
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
26 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
55 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
13 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
81 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
31 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
28 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
16 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4262 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
73 Morohashi
3451 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 New Nelson (John Haig)
39 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
32 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1655 2001 Kanji
0a4.40 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-35-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e2d Unicode hex code

括

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
ノ 十 口 扎 舌
fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict
Kun:
くく.る
On:
カツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1026 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 括約筋 【カツヤクキン】 sphincter, sphincter muscle, constrictor
  • 総括 【ソウカツ】 summarization, summary, generalization, review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
  • 概括 【ガイカツ】 summary, generalization, generalisation

Kun reading compounds

  • 括る 【くくる】 to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gua1, kuo4
Korean:
gwal

Spanish

  • sujetar
  • amarrar
  • abrochar
  • atar

Portuguese

  • fechar
  • amarrar
  • prisão
  • constranger

French

  • lier
  • attacher
  • arrêter
  • serrer
1085 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1664 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1896 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1474 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1353 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1260 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1332 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1472 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
885 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
449 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
276 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
334 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
668 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11988 Morohashi
376 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2143 New Nelson (John Haig)
661 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
714 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1257 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3c6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5206.4 Four corner code
1-19-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62ec Unicode hex code

弧

9 strokes
Radical:
bow 弓
Parts:
弓 瓜
arc, arch, bow
On:
コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2371 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弧 【コ】 arc
  • 弧形 【コケイ】 arc
  • 円弧 【エンコ】 arc
  • 励弧 【レイコ】 excitation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • arco
  • circunferencia

Portuguese

  • Arco

French

  • arc de cercle
  • arc
  • arche
1230 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1958 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1567 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1729 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1271 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1481 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1578 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1447 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
609 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
430 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
266 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
320 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1896 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9757X Morohashi
360 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687 New Nelson (John Haig)
1878 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1224 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
3h6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
1223.0 Four corner code
1-24-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f27 Unicode hex code