Jisho

×

仲

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
｜ 化 口
go-between, relationship
Kun:
なか
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
919 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
  • 仲介 【チュウカイ】 agency, intermediation
  • 保革伯仲 【ホカクハクチュウ】 conservatives and reformists being neck and neck, balanced conservative and progressive strengths
  • 勢力伯仲 【セイリョクハクチュウ】 (two sides) being evenly matched in influence or power

Kun reading compounds

  • 仲 【なか】 relation, relationship
  • 仲間 【なかま】 companion, fellow, friend, mate, comrade, partner, colleague, coworker, associate, group, company, circle, set, gang, member of the same category (family, class)
  • 不仲 【ふなか】 discord, (on) bad terms (with)
  • 犬猿の仲 【けんえんのなか】 like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys

Readings

Japanese names:
ちゅん、 つづき、 なかつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhong4
Korean:
jung

Spanish

  • mediación
  • relación

Portuguese

  • Relacionamento
  • entre (algo)

French

  • relation
  • médiation
  • intermédiaire
571 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
934 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
892 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
378 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1332 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
305 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
227 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1347 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1430 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1169 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
67 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
47 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
27 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
965 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
403 Morohashi
43 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
140 New Nelson (John Haig)
956 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1029 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
468 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2155 2001 Kanji
2a4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2520.6 Four corner code
1-35-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ef2 Unicode hex code

宗

8 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
二 宀 小 示
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Kun:
むね
On:
シュウ、 ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 宗 【シュウ】 sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
  • 宗教 【シュウキョウ】 religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
  • 浄土真宗 【ジョウドシンシュウ】 Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
  • 浄土宗 【ジョウドシュウ】 Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
  • 宗 【ソウ】 origin, source, virtuous ancestor
  • 宗家 【ソウケ】 head of family, head house, sōke, founder (of a style, etc.), originator
  • 大宗 【タイソウ】 leading figure, foundation
  • 皇宗 【コウソウ】 imperial ancestors

Kun reading compounds

  • 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
  • 正宗 【まさむね】 famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
  • 独眼竜政宗 【どくがんりゅうまさむね】 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 し、 そ、 そお、 たか、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 むな、 もと、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zong1
Korean:
jong

Spanish

  • enseñanzas religiosas
  • fundamento
  • origen

Portuguese

  • religião
  • seita
  • denominação
  • ponto principal
  • origem
  • essência

French

  • religion
  • secte
  • confession
  • point principal
  • origine
  • essence
805 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
899 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
889 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1023 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1294 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
248 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1206 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
679 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
616 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
626 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
816 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
471 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2769 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1419 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1109 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7106 Morohashi
2228 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1321 New Nelson (John Haig)
1100 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
865 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
741 2001 Kanji
3m5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3090.1 Four corner code
1-29-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b97 Unicode hex code

根

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木 艮
root, radical, head (pimple)
Kun:
ね、 -ね
On:
コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
  • 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
  • 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
  • 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb

Kun reading compounds

  • 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
  • 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
  • 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
  • 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gen1
Korean:
geun

Spanish

  • raíz matemática
  • perseverancia
  • raíz

Portuguese

  • raiz
  • radical
  • verruga

French

  • racine
  • radical
  • point noir (acné)
216 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
298 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
282 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
535 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2261 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
425 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
632 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1372 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
314 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1092 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1167 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
631 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
841 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1473 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14745 Morohashi
930 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2670 New Nelson (John Haig)
1461 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1571 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
390 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
355 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1865 2001 Kanji
4a6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4793.2 Four corner code
1-26-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6839 Unicode hex code

梨

11 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
刈 木 禾
pear tree
Kun:
なし
On:
リ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 梨園 【リエン】 theatrical world
  • 梨花 【リカ】 pear blossoms
  • 鳳梨 【ホウリ】 pineapple
  • 阿闍梨 【アジャリ】 high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils), high priest, initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon), monk who conducts religious services

Kun reading compounds

  • 梨 【なし】 nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia), Japanese pear, Asian pear
  • 梨狩り 【なしがり】 pear picking, harvesting pears
  • 西洋梨 【せいようなし】 European pear (Pyrus communis), common pear
  • 青梨 【あおなし】 Harbin pear (Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis), Ussurian pear, Chinese pear

Readings

Japanese names:
か
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li2
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • peral
  • pera

Portuguese

French

  • poire
1487 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2275 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1476 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2115 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1951 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3412 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1757 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2392 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
916 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14873 Morohashi
2744 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2697 New Nelson (John Haig)
907 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
973 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a7.24 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-4 SKIP code
2290.4 Four corner code
1-45-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
68a8 Unicode hex code

乃

2 strokes
Radical:
slash 丿
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 乃
from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly
Kun:
の、 すなわ.ち、 なんじ
On:
ナイ、 ダイ、 ノ、 アイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1978 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 乃至 【ナイシ】 from ... to, between ... and, or
  • 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
  • 乃公出でずんば 【ダイコウイデズンバ】 what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
  • 【ノ】 indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question
  • 乃 【ノ】 's, of, belonging to

Kun reading compounds

  • 【の】 indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question
  • 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
  • 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then

Readings

Japanese names:
おさむ、 お、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nai3
Korean:
nae

Spanish

  • de (partícula posesiva)
  • tú
  • qué hora

Portuguese

French

  • enclitique "no"
  • de
  • a la suite de quoi
  • par conséquence
1960 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
145 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1962 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2003 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3643 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1858 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2535 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
693 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
113 Morohashi
2927 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
42 New Nelson (John Haig)
686 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
741 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3545 2001 Kanji
0a2.10 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-1 SKIP code
4-3-1 SKIP code
4-2-1 SKIP code
3-2-1 SKIP code
1722.7 Four corner code
1-39-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e43 Unicode hex code