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保

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 口 木
protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Kun:
たも.つ
On:
ホ、 ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
  • 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
  • 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
  • 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
  • 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
  • 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
  • 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
  • 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

Kun reading compounds

  • 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao3
Korean:
bo

Spanish

  • garantizar
  • mantener
  • preservar
  • proteger
  • apoyar

Portuguese

  • proteger garantia
  • guarda
  • preservar
  • sustentar
  • apoiar

French

  • protéger
  • garantir
  • garder
  • préserver
  • conserver
  • soutenir
716 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
808 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
787 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
166 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
455 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
351 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
319 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
781 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
489 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
498 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
665 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
102 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
107 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
77 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1006 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
702 Morohashi
96 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222 New Nelson (John Haig)
997 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1072 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
163 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
705 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2164 2001 Kanji
2a7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2629.4 Four corner code
1-42-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fdd Unicode hex code

健

11 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 廴 聿
Variants:
徤
healthy, health, strength, persistence
Kun:
すこ.やか
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
572 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 健康食品 【ケンコウショクヒン】 health foods
  • 健康 【ケンコウ】 health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome
  • 豪健 【ゴウケン】 hardy, sturdy, robust
  • 質実剛健 【シツジツゴウケン】 unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

Kun reading compounds

  • 健やか 【すこやか】 vigorous, healthy, sound

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 たけ、 たけし、 たて、 とし、 やす、 やすし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
geon, gyeon

Spanish

  • salud
  • saludable
  • vigor
  • fuerza
  • sano

Portuguese

  • saudável
  • saúde
  • vigor
  • persistência

French

  • santé
  • sain
  • bien portant
  • force
  • persistance
599 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
499 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
474 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
568 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
512 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
364 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
329 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1282 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
893 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
914 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1053 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
118 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
152 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
102 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
117 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
983 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
875 Morohashi
134 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278 New Nelson (John Haig)
974 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1048 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
564 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a8.34 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-9 SKIP code
1-2-8 SKIP code
2524.0 Four corner code
1-23-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5065 Unicode hex code

福

13 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
一 口 礼 田
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
  • 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
  • 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
  • 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness

Readings

Japanese names:
とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2
Korean:
bog

Spanish

  • fortuna
  • suerte
  • dicha

Portuguese

  • benção
  • fortuna
  • sorte
  • riqueza

French

  • bénédiction
  • fortune
  • chance
  • richesse
506 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
409 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
386 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
450 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3256 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
629 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
777 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1888 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1379 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1466 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
895 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1427 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1303 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
705 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
944 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1099 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24768P Morohashi
1029 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4105 New Nelson (John Haig)
1090 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1171 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
424 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
676 2001 Kanji
4e9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
3126.6 Four corner code
1-42-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798f Unicode hex code

祉

8 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
止 礼
welfare, happiness
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1063 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 祉福 【シフク】 prosperity, happiness, blessedness and joy
  • 老人福祉 【ロウジンフクシ】 welfare for the aged
  • 健康福祉 【ケンコウフクシ】 health and welfare

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • bienestar
  • felicidad
  • bendición

Portuguese

  • bem-estar
  • felicidade

French

  • bien-être
  • bonheur
1316 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1441 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3232 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1803 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1577 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
608 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1390 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1479 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
896 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1420 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1087 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
589 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
780 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1100 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24641P Morohashi
876 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4069 New Nelson (John Haig)
1091 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1172 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1212 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
673 2001 Kanji
4e4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
3121.0 Four corner code
1-27-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7949 Unicode hex code

研

9 strokes
Radical:
stone 石
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 亅 二 口 廾 石
polish, study of, sharpen
Kun:
と.ぐ
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
  • 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
  • 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
  • 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute

Kun reading compounds

  • 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2, yan4
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • estudio
  • afilar
  • pulir

Portuguese

  • polir
  • estudar
  • afiar

French

  • polir
  • étudier
  • aiguiser
204 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
290 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
272 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
426 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3180 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
583 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
231 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
875 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
896 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
918 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1398 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1456 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
771 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1046 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
682 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24080 Morohashi
1132 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3991 New Nelson (John Haig)
675 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
729 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
284 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
325 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3355 2001 Kanji
5a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1164.0 Four corner code
1-24-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7814 Unicode hex code

究

7 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
儿 九 宀 穴
Variants:
research, study
Kun:
きわ.める
On:
キュウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
  • 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
  • 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
  • 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
  • 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
  • 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy

Kun reading compounds

  • 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely

Readings

Japanese names:
きゅ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiu4, jiu1
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • estudio
  • investigación
  • profundización
  • último
  • final
  • dominar
  • profundizar en el estudio de

Portuguese

  • pesquisa
  • estudo

French

  • recherche
  • étudier
185 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
271 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
253 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
427 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3314 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
599 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
234 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
492 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
895 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
917 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1451 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2729 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1398 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1331 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25409 Morohashi
2203 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4189 New Nelson (John Haig)
1320 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1417 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
261 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
278 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
757 2001 Kanji
3m4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
2-5-2 SKIP code
3041.7 Four corner code
1-21-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a76 Unicode hex code

所

8 strokes
Radical:
door, house 戶 (户, 戸)
Parts:
一 尸 戸 斤
place, extent
Kun:
ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 所 【ショ】 counter for places
  • 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
  • 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
  • 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn

Kun reading compounds

  • 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
  • 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
  • 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
  • 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
  • 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
  • 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
  • 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
  • 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
  • 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
  • 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
  • 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
  • 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place

Readings

Japanese names:
せ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
suo3
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • lugar

Portuguese

  • Lugar

French

  • lieu
246 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
328 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
312 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
107 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1821 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
137 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
177 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
153 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
843 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1056 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1137 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11715X Morohashi
851 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2054 New Nelson (John Haig)
1127 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
305 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3054 2001 Kanji
4m4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
3222.1 Four corner code
7222.1 Four corner code
1-29-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6240 Unicode hex code