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傭

13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 广 ヨ 用 聿
employ, hire
Kun:
やと.う、 あた.い、 ひと.しい
On:
ヨウ、 チョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

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On reading compounds

  • 傭兵 【ヨウヘイ】 mercenary (soldier)
  • 用船 【ヨウセン】 chartered ship, chartering or hiring a vessel
  • 徴用 【チョウヨウ】 drafting, requisition, impressment, commandeering, expropriation
  • 解傭 【カイヨウ】 dismissal (of an employee), discharge

Kun reading compounds

  • 雇う 【やとう】 to employ, to hire, to take on, to charter (a car, boat, etc.), to hire

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong1, yong4, yong2
Korean:
yong, chung

Spanish

Portuguese

French

530 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
181 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
139 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1007 Morohashi
160 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295 New Nelson (John Haig)
2128 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2a11.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2022.7 Four corner code
1-45-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50ad Unicode hex code

船

11 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
ハ 口 舟
Variants:
舩
ship, boat
Kun:
ふね、 ふな-
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
  • 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
  • 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
  • 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat

Kun reading compounds

  • 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
  • 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
  • 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
  • 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase

Readings

Japanese names:
ふ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuan2
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • barco
  • buque
  • bote

Portuguese

  • barco

French

  • bateau
  • navire
266 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
175 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
158 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
313 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3873 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
314 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
860 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1391 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
376 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
377 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
647 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1595 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1700 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
906 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1229 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1892 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30407 Morohashi
1341 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4939 New Nelson (John Haig)
1874 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2019 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
877 2001 Kanji
6c5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-5 SKIP code
2846.0 Four corner code
1-33-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8239 Unicode hex code

契

9 strokes
Radical:
big, very 大
Parts:
二 亠 刀 土 大
pledge, promise, vow
Kun:
ちぎ.る
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
898 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 契約 【ケイヤク】 contract, compact, agreement
  • 契機 【ケイキ】 opportunity, chance, trigger, cause
  • 幽契 【ユウケイ】 secret promise made to the gods
  • 黙契 【モッケイ】 implicit agreement, tacit understanding

Kun reading compounds

  • 契る 【ちぎる】 to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear, to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4, xie4, qie4
Korean:
gye, geul

Spanish

  • compromiso
  • promesa
  • voto
  • prometer
  • dar su palabra

Portuguese

  • penhor
  • promessa
  • voto

French

  • engagement
  • promesse
  • voeux
1195 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1153 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1177 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1132 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1179 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
980 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
565 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
574 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
751 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
417 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3267 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1686 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2293 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1563 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5917X Morohashi
2639 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1155 New Nelson (John Haig)
1549 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1669 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1242 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1463 2001 Kanji
2f7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
5743.2 Four corner code
1-23-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5951 Unicode hex code

約

9 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
丶 勹 小 幺 糸
promise, approximately, shrink
Kun:
つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
On:
ヤク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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