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俄

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
亅 化 手 戈
sudden, abrupt, improvised
Kun:
にわか
On:
ガ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 俄然 【ガゼン】 suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

Kun reading compounds

  • 俄 【にわか】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, hasty, offhand, impromptu skit, bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan
  • 俄かに 【にわかに】 suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
e2, e4
Korean:
a

Spanish

Portuguese

French

447 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
106 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
76 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
665 Morohashi
215 New Nelson (John Haig)
2110 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2247 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2a7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2325.0 Four corner code
1-18-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fc4 Unicode hex code

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

Stroke order

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

焼

12 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
儿 十 火
Variants:
燒
bake, burning
Kun:
や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
982 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 焼死 【ショウシ】 death by fire
  • 焼却 【ショウキャク】 incineration, destroy by fire
  • 半焼 【ハンショウ】 partial destruction by fire
  • 延焼 【エンショウ】 spread of fire

Kun reading compounds

  • 焼く 【やく】 to burn, to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue, to heat, to heat up, to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn, to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn, to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc), to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
  • 焼き 【やき】 cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying, heating, tempering, -ware
  • 焼肉 【やきにく】 yakiniku, Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue, roasted meat, grill
  • お好み焼き 【おこのみやき】 okonomiyaki, savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
  • たこ焼き 【たこやき】 takoyaki, octopus dumplings
  • 焼ける 【やける】 to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames, to be roasted, to be thoroughly cooked, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset), to become hot (from the sun), to be jealous, to be envious

Readings

Japanese names:
やい、 やき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shao1
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • quemar
  • asar
  • hornear
  • quemarse
  • asarse
  • estar bronceado

Portuguese

  • assar
  • queimar

French

  • griller
  • brûler
434 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
539 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
509 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
733 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2772 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
671 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
717 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1588 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
920 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
942 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
218 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1268 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
681 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
909 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1208 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19166P Morohashi
997 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3438 New Nelson (John Haig)
1200 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1284 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
590 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1157 2001 Kanji
4d8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
1-1-11 SKIP code
9481.1 Four corner code
1-30-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
713c Unicode hex code

戈

4 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd 戈
Parts:
戈
halberd, arms, festival car, float, tasselled spear radical (no. 62)
Kun:
ほこ、 ほこづくり
On:
カ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 戈 【カ】 ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
  • 兵戈 【ヘイカ】 swords, arms, warfare
  • 銅戈 【ドウカ】 bronze dagger-axe

Kun reading compounds

  • 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
  • 戈構え 【ほこがまえ】 kanji "spear" radical at right
  • 戈旁 【ほこづくり】 kanji "spear" radical at right

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge1
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1794 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
108 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4274 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
11530 Morohashi
3462 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2018 New Nelson (John Haig)
4n0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-4 SKIP code
5300.0 Four corner code
1-56-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6208 Unicode hex code