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何

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 亅 化 口
what
Kun:
なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
340 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 非可換幾何 【ヒカカンキカ】 noncommutative geometry, NCG

Kun reading compounds

  • 何 【なに】 what, you-know-what, that thing, whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name, penis, (one's) thing, dick, (not) at all, (not) in the slightest, what?, huh?, hey!, come on!, oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
  • 何か 【なにか】 something, some, any, somehow, for some reason, (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
  • 何々 【なになに】 what, so-and-so, such and such, something (or other), what?, wait, hang on, well, well, let's see, no, oh (not at all), please, there, there
  • 何 【なん】 what, how many, many, a lot of, several, a few, some
  • 何か 【なにか】 something, some, any, somehow, for some reason, (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?

Readings

Japanese names:
あが
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2, he4
Korean:
ha

Spanish

  • qué

Portuguese

  • que

French

  • quoi
51 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
86 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
80 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
471 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
409 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
254 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
513 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
390 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
73 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
73 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1021 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
511 Morohashi
65 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
169 New Nelson (John Haig)
1012 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1087 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
137 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2149 2001 Kanji
2a5.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
2122.0 Four corner code
1-18-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f55 Unicode hex code

仙

5 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 山
hermit, wizard, cent
On:
セン、 セント
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 仙 【セン】 hermit, wizard, wizardry
  • 仙 【セント】 cent (monetary unit)
  • 水仙 【スイセン】 daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis), narcissus
  • 黄水仙 【キズイセン】 jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
  • 仙 【セント】 cent (monetary unit)
  • 仙洞御所 【セントウゴショ】 palace of a retired emperor

Readings

Japanese names:
そま、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian1
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • ermitaño

Portuguese

  • Eremita
  • mago
  • centavo

French

  • ermite
  • magicien
  • centime
  • sacrum
1490 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1025 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
359 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1959 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1036 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
228 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1891 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2064 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1880 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
59 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
36 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
20 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
20 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
995 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
374 Morohashi
32 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
120 New Nelson (John Haig)
986 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1061 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1038 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2176 2001 Kanji
2a3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-3 SKIP code
2227.0 Four corner code
1-32-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ed9 Unicode hex code

姑

8 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
十 口 女
mother-in-law
Kun:
しゅうとめ、 しゅうと、 おば、 しばらく
On:
コ
2041 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 姑息 【コソク】 underhanded, unfair, makeshift, stopgap
  • 姑洗 【コセン】 (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp), third lunar month
  • 芸妓 【ゲイギ】 geisha
  • 外姑 【ガイコ】 mother-in-law (of the husband)

Kun reading compounds

  • 姑 【しゅうとめ】 mother-in-law
  • 嫁姑 【よめしゅうとめ】 daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
  • 姑 【しゅうとめ】 mother-in-law
  • 暫く 【しばらく】 for a moment, for a minute, for a while, for some time, for the time being, for now, it's been a long time, long time no see

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • suegra
  • de momento
  • por ahora

Portuguese

French

1201 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
332 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6174 Morohashi
1194 New Nelson (John Haig)
2205 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2317 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3e5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
4446.0 Four corner code
1-24-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59d1 Unicode hex code