Jisho

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信

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 言
Variants:
訫
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 信 【シン】 honesty, sincerity, fidelity, trust, reliance, confidence, (religious) faith, devotion, counter for received messages
  • 信金 【シンキン】 credit union
  • 配信 【ハイシン】 distribution (of information, news, etc.), broadcast, delivery, transmission, streaming (over the Internet)
  • 外信 【ガイシン】 external communication

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 しが、 しな、 しの、 しぶ、 とき、 のび、 のぶ、 まこと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin4, shen1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • confianza
  • sinceridad
  • información
  • verdad

Portuguese

  • fé
  • verdade
  • fidelidade
  • confiança

French

  • foi
  • vérité
  • fidélité
  • confiance
  • communication
437 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
544 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
513 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
198 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
454 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
149 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
320 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
782 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
157 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
157 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
640 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
97 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
115 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
75 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
84 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
978 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
707 Morohashi
100 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
221 New Nelson (John Haig)
969 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1043 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
527 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2177 2001 Kanji
2a7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2026.1 Four corner code
1-31-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fe1 Unicode hex code

用

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
用
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Kun:
もち.いる
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code

詐

12 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
｜ ノ 言
Variants:
lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend
Kun:
いつわ.る
On:
サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1511 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 詐欺 【サギ】 fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam, saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it, making promises without keeping them, flaking out
  • 詐欺師 【サギシ】 swindler, fraudster, trickster, con man
  • 欺詐 【ギサ】 fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax
  • 譎詐 【キッサ】 falsehood, fabrication, dissimulation

Kun reading compounds

  • 偽る 【いつわる】 to lie, to pretend, to feign, to falsify, to deceive, to trick

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zha4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • mentira
  • falsedad
  • engañar
  • fingir

Portuguese

  • mentira
  • falsidade
  • enganar
  • fingir

French

  • mentir
  • fausseté
  • fraude
  • tromper
  • duper
  • feindre
1285 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1464 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4337 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1278 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1747 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1498 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1597 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1575 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1670 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1896 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1006 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1362 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1150 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35373 Morohashi
1502 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5585 New Nelson (John Haig)
1141 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1223 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1584 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3054 2001 Kanji
7a5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
0861.1 Four corner code
1-26-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a50 Unicode hex code

欺

12 strokes
Radical:
lack, yawn 欠
Parts:
ハ 欠 甘
deceit, cheat, delude
Kun:
あざむ.く
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1541 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 欺瞞 【ギマン】 deception, deceit
  • 欺詐 【ギサ】 fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax
  • ナイジェリア詐欺 【ナイジェリアサギ】 Nigerian fraud, 419 fraud
  • 架空請求詐欺 【カクウセイキュウサギ】 fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills

Kun reading compounds

  • 欺く 【あざむく】 to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool, to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • callarse
  • mentir
  • engaño
  • trampa
  • engañar
  • estafar

Portuguese

  • engano
  • fraude
  • iludir

French

  • tromperie
  • tricherie
  • supercherie
1136 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1465 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2419 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1397 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1448 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1499 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1598 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1623 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1124 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2138 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1119 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1519 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1778 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16097 Morohashi
1703 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2939 New Nelson (John Haig)
1762 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1899 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1556 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1962 2001 Kanji
4j8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
4788.2 Four corner code
1-21-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b3a Unicode hex code