Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
  • 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
  • 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
  • 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot

Kun reading compounds

  • 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
  • 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 じゅ、 すみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • residir
  • vivir
  • habitar
  • residencia

Portuguese

  • reside
  • vida
  • habita

French

  • résider
  • vivre
  • habiter
244 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
325 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
310 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
248 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
404 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
209 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
114 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
355 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
156 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
78 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
72 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
44 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
47 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
963 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
505 Morohashi
64 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
164 New Nelson (John Haig)
954 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1027 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
377 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
283 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a5.19 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2021.4 Four corner code
1-29-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f4f Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
home, house, residence, our house, my husband
On:
タク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
357 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 宅 【タク】 house, home, one's house, one's home, one's husband
  • 宅地 【タクチ】 building lot, residential land
  • 社宅 【シャタク】 company housing, housing provided by one's company
  • 家宅 【カタク】 domicile, premises

Readings

Japanese names:
け、 たか、 たけ、 や、 やけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhai2, zhe4
Korean:
taeg, daeg

Spanish

  • hogar
  • casa
  • residencia
  • marido propio

Portuguese

  • casa
  • lar
  • residência
  • nossa casa
  • meu marido

French

  • domicile
  • maison
  • résidence
  • notre maison
  • mon mari
940 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
928 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
371 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1279 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
992 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
458 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
178 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
178 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
538 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
467 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2698 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1376 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1935 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7064 Morohashi
2174 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1308 New Nelson (John Haig)
1916 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2065 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
847 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
756 2001 Kanji
3m3.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
3071.4 Four corner code
1-34-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b85 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
aid, help, assist
Kun:
たす.ける
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 扶養 【フヨウ】 support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance
  • 扶助 【フジョ】 aid, help, assistance, support
  • 家扶 【カフ】 steward

Kun reading compounds

  • 助ける 【たすける】 to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2
Korean:
bu

Spanish

  • ayuda
  • socorro
  • asistencia

Portuguese

  • ajudar
  • ajuda
  • auxiliar

French

  • aider
  • assister
  • prêter main forte
1748 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1748 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1850 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1796 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1336 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
383 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1721 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1839 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1466 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
866 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
291 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
184 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
220 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
847 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11840 Morohashi
247 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2089 New Nelson (John Haig)
839 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
902 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1130 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1363 2001 Kanji
3c4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
5503.0 Four corner code
1-41-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6276 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
help, rescue, assist
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 助 【ジョ】 help, rescue, assistant
  • 助演 【ジョエン】 supporting performance, playing a supporting role
  • 互助 【ゴジョ】 mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
  • 介助 【カイジョ】 help, assistance, aid

Kun reading compounds

  • 助ける 【たすける】 to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
  • 助かる 【たすかる】 to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble
  • 助 【すけ】 assistance, help, helper, babe, chick, broad
  • 助っ人 【すけっと】 helper, supporter, second, backer, foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
  • 福助 【ふくすけ】 large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
  • デコ助 【デコすけ】 big forehead, fivehead, asshole

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • ayudar
  • rescatar
  • salvar
  • ser salvado
  • ser ayudado

Portuguese

  • ajuda
  • resgate
  • auxiliar

French

  • aider
  • secourir
  • assister
248 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
330 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
314 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
407 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
719 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
346 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
367 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
431 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
623 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
633 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
826 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
211 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1440 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
764 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1800 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2313 Morohashi
1121 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
530 New Nelson (John Haig)
1782 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1921 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
248 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
284 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3945 2001 Kanji
2g5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
7412.7 Four corner code
1-29-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52a9 Unicode hex code