Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
536 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 催涙 【サイルイ】 tear-inducing
  • 催促 【サイソク】 pressing, urging, demanding, demand
  • 共催 【キョウサイ】 joint sponsorship (of an event), cosponsorship, joint hosting
  • 併催 【ヘイサイ】 combining a pair of events, joint

Kun reading compounds

  • 催す 【もよおす】 to hold (an event), to give (a dinner, party, etc.), to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.), to show signs of

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cui1
Korean:
choe

Spanish

  • efectuar según los planes
  • reunión
  • función teatral
  • organizar
  • celebrar
  • llevar
  • traer

Portuguese

  • patrocinador
  • manter (um encontro)
  • oferecer (um jantar)

French

  • mécène
  • tenir (un meeting)
  • donner (un dîner)
  • prendre en charge
1293 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
693 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
533 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1529 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1065 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2060 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1317 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1399 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1248 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
128 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
117 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
136 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
996 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1005 Morohashi
157 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
298 New Nelson (John Haig)
987 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1062 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1607 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2175 2001 Kanji
2a11.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2221.4 Four corner code
1-26-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50ac Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)
Kun:
は.くつ.く
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 吐露 【トロ】 expressing one's mind, speaking out
  • 吐息 【トイキ】 sigh, long breath
  • 嘔吐 【オウト】 Nausea (novel by Sartre)
  • 噴出性嘔吐 【フンシュツセイオウト】 projectile vomiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 吐く 【はく】 to vomit, to throw up, to spit up, to emit, to send forth, to breathe out, to give (an opinion), to make (a comment), to express, to tell, to confess
  • 吐く 【つく】 to breathe out, to breathe, to tell (a lie), to use (foul language), to vomit, to throw up, to spit up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tu3, tu4
Korean:
to

Spanish

  • escupir
  • vomitar

Portuguese

  • cuspir
  • vômito
  • arroto
  • confessar
  • contar (mentiras)

French

  • cracher
  • vomir
  • roter
  • avouer
  • dire des mensonges
1634 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1776 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
883 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1686 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1127 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
242 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1253 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1322 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1432 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
298 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
235 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
151 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
153 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3300 Morohashi
203 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
709 New Nelson (John Haig)
151 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
162 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1066 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3772 2001 Kanji
3d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
6401.0 Four corner code
1-37-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5410 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
Variants:
medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Kun:
くすり
On:
ヤク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
  • 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
  • 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
  • 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau

Kun reading compounds

  • 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
  • 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yao4
Korean:
yag

Spanish

  • medicina
  • droga

Portuguese

  • remédio
  • produto químico
  • esmalte
  • pólvora
  • benefício

French

  • médicament
  • produit chimique
  • émail
  • poudre à canon
  • bénéfice
521 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
420 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
398 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
541 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4074 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
323 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
247 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2568 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
359 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
315 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
672 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3011 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1539 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2100 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1752 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32188PX Morohashi
2375 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5224 New Nelson (John Haig)
1736 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1873 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
439 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1964 2001 Kanji
3k13.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-13 SKIP code
4490.4 Four corner code
1-44-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85ac Unicode hex code