Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
halt, stopping
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
733 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 停車 【テイシャ】 stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop
  • 停止 【テイシ】 stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill, ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off, suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban, suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person
  • 解停 【カイテイ】 release from suspension (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.; Meiji period), removal of suspension
  • 居中調停 【キョチュウチョウテイ】 mediation

Kun reading compounds

  • 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
  • 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting2
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • parada
  • interrupción

Portuguese

  • parada
  • parando

French

  • arrêt
  • halte
476 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
577 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
550 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
752 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
507 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
591 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
328 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1272 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1185 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1244 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
481 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
120 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
156 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
107 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
986 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
864 Morohashi
139 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
273 New Nelson (John Haig)
977 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1051 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
572 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2153 2001 Kanji
2a9.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-9 SKIP code
2022.1 Four corner code
1-36-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
505c Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 滞納 【タイノウ】 falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
  • 滞在 【タイザイ】 stay, sojourn
  • 沈滞 【チンタイ】 stagnation, inactivity
  • 遅滞 【チタイ】 delay, procrastination

Kun reading compounds

  • 滞る 【とどこおる】 to stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone, to be overdue (of a payment), to fall into arrears, to be outstanding

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
che

Spanish

  • retraso
  • atraso
  • estancarse
  • retrasarse

Portuguese

  • estagnar
  • demorar-se
  • atrasar-se
  • atraso no pagamento

French

  • stagner
  • retard
  • arriérés
1549 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1215 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2661 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1251 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1492 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
964 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
995 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1402 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1234 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
815 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
477 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
423 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18067P Morohashi
663 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3280 New Nelson (John Haig)
416 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
445 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1640 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344 2001 Kanji
3a10.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
3412.7 Four corner code
1-34-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ede Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
in front, before
Kun:
まえ-まえ
On:
ゼン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
  • 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
  • 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
  • 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows

Kun reading compounds

  • 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
  • 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
  • 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
  • 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering

Readings

Japanese names:
さき、 さと、 まい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • antes
  • delante de

Portuguese

  • em frente
  • antes

French

  • devant
  • avant
102 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
177 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
159 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
38 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
595 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
139 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
921 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
47 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
196 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2819 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
296 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2011X Morohashi
2266 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
490 New Nelson (John Haig)
290 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
182 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
943 2001 Kanji
2o7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
2-2-7 SKIP code
8022.1 Four corner code
1-33-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
524d Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
Variants:
line, track
Kun:
すじ
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
  • 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
  • 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
  • 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • línea
  • cable
  • frontera
  • raíl
  • carril

Portuguese

  • linha
  • trilha

French

  • ligne
  • voie
447 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
176 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
329 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
247 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3580 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
389 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
826 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
299 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
299 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1551 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1760 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
944 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1273 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1351 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27641 Morohashi
1392 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4548 New Nelson (John Haig)
1339 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1438 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
236 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2742 2001 Kanji
6a9.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-9 SKIP code
2693.2 Four corner code
1-32-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dda Unicode hex code