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  • 俘囚 【フシュウ】 prisoner (of war), captive, Emishi allied with the Japanese during the Nara and Heian periods
  • 俘虜 【フリョ】 prisoner of war, captive
  • 夷俘 【イフ】 Emishi allied with the central government (ritsuryō period)

Kun reading compounds

  • 虜 【とりこ】 captive, prisoner, victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2
Korean:
bu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

442 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
697 Morohashi
210 New Nelson (John Haig)
2a6.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2224.7 Four corner code
1-48-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fd8 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
tiger stripes
Parts:
Variants:
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
Kun:
とりことりく
On:
リョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 虜 【リョ】 captive, prisoner, foreigner, barbarian, slave
  • 虜囚 【リョシュウ】 captive, prisoner (of war)
  • 胡虜 【コリョ】 northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China, foreigner, barbarian tribe
  • 俘虜 【フリョ】 prisoner of war, captive

Kun reading compounds

  • 虜 【とりこ】 captive, prisoner, victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu3
Korean:
ro

Spanish

  • cautivo
  • prisionero
  • apresar

Portuguese

  • cativo
  • bárbaro
  • epíteto ofensivo ao inimigo

French

  • captif
  • esclave
  • barbare
  • épithète péjorative pour l'ennemi
1903 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1679 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4111 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1755 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1713 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1385 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1473 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1884 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1603 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4038 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2055 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2784 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2010 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32710X Morohashi
3255 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5273 New Nelson (John Haig)
1991 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2146 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1660 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1245 2001 Kanji
2m11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-9 SKIP code
3-6-7 SKIP code
2122.7 Four corner code
1-46-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
865c Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
wait, depend on
Kun:
ま.つ-ま.ち
On:
タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
391 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 待遇 【タイグウ】 treatment, reception, service, working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration
  • 待機 【タイキ】 standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert, quarantine
  • 歓待 【カンタイ】 warm welcome, friendly reception, hospitality, entertainment
  • 優待 【ユウタイ】 preferential treatment, hospitality, warm reception, cordial welcome

Kun reading compounds

  • 待つ 【まつ】 to wait, to await, to look forward to, to anticipate, to depend on, to need
  • 待つ身は長い 【まつみはながい】 a watched pot never boils

Readings

Japanese names:
まち、 まつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dai4
Korean:
dae

Spanish

  • esperar
  • aguardar

Portuguese

  • esperar
  • contar com

French

  • attendre
  • compter sur
271 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
357 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
337 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
374 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1609 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
611 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
171 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
785 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
452 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
459 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
195 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
626 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
434 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
269 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
323 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
888 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10085 Morohashi
364 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1741 New Nelson (John Haig)
879 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
944 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
366 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
336 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2048 2001 Kanji
3i6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
2424.1 Four corner code
1-34-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f85 Unicode hex code

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with
Kun:
あ.う
On:
グウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 偶然 【グウゼン】 coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity, by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally, contingency
  • 遇す 【グウス】 to entertain, to treat
  • 最優遇 【サイユウグウ】 most favourable treatment, most favorable treatment, very warm reception
  • 優遇 【ユウグウ】 favorable treatment, favourable treatment, hospitality, warm reception, good treatment, hearty welcome

Kun reading compounds

  • 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • tratar con
  • encuentro por casualidad
  • hospitalidad

Portuguese

  • entrevista
  • convite
  • entreter
  • receber
  • lidar com

French

  • entrevue
  • traiter
  • rencontrer
  • distraire
  • recevoir
1186 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1213 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1814 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1641 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1754 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1178 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
706 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3889 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2001 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2702 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1975 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38991P Morohashi
3135 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6083 New Nelson (John Haig)
1956 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2106 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1592 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2q9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3630.2 Four corner code
1-22-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9047 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
  • 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
  • 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
  • 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance

Kun reading compounds

  • 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
  • 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
  • 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
  • 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
  • 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
  • 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1
Korean:
gwan, wan

Spanish

  • barrera
  • puerta
  • relación
  • mecanismo
  • valla

Portuguese

  • conexão
  • obstáculo
  • passagem
  • emvolver
  • concernente

French

  • relation
  • barrière
  • lien
  • rapport
  • concerner
365 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
467 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
444 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
104 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4958 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
289 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
982 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2245 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
398 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
446 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1844 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4129 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2842 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2036 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41297 Morohashi
3328 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6402 New Nelson (John Haig)
2017 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2173 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
84 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
614 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3863 2001 Kanji
8e6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-6 SKIP code
7743.0 Four corner code
1-20-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95a2 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak
Kun:
えだすじ
On:
ジョウチョウデキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 条 【ジョウ】 article (in a document), clause, section, provision, counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc., although, though, since, as, because, inasmuch as, jō, north-south division of an imperial city consisting of west-east streets and their corresponding wards (in the jō-bō system)
  • 条件 【ジョウケン】 condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite
  • 別状 【ベツジョウ】 something unusual, something wrong, mishap, accident, serious condition (e.g. after an injury), different situation
  • 言い条 【イイジョウ】 one's say, one's point, although, though

Kun reading compounds

  • 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
  • 条海豚 【すじいるか】 striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tiao2
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • artículo
  • cláusula
  • tratado

Portuguese

  • artigo
  • cláusula
  • item
  • listra
  • camada

French

  • article
  • clause
  • bande
  • rai (lumière)
  • filet (fumée)
  • brindille
  • petite chose longue
817 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
738 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
716 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
391 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1164 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
452 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
621 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
457 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
564 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
573 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1050 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2726 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1395 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
304 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14486 Morohashi
2200 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2563 New Nelson (John Haig)
298 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
319 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
213 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
671 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2564 2001 Kanji
4i4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4-7-1 SKIP code
2790.4 Four corner code
1-30-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6761 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
promise, approximately, shrink
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
  • 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
  • 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
  • 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract

Kun reading compounds

  • 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
  • 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
  • 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yue1, yao1
Korean:
yag, yo

Spanish

  • promesa
  • aproximadamente
  • encogerse
  • economizar

Portuguese

  • promessa
  • aproximadamente
  • recuar

French

  • environ
  • promettre
  • abréger
  • raccourcir
726 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
621 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
591 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3499 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
451 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
808 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
211 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
211 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
381 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1516 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1632 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1177 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1374 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27242X Morohashi
1280 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4440 New Nelson (John Haig)
1362 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1462 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
258 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
534 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2752 2001 Kanji
6a3.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-3 SKIP code
2792.0 Four corner code
1-44-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d04 Unicode hex code