Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
938 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 傾斜 【ケイシャ】 inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean
  • 傾向 【ケイコウ】 tendency, trend, inclination
  • 前傾 【ゼンケイ】 forward inclination (of the body), bending forward, anteversion
  • 右傾 【ウケイ】 leaning to the right, leaning to the (political) right, rightist tendency, becoming right-wing

Kun reading compounds

  • 傾く 【かたむく】 to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun, moon), to sink, to decline, to wane, to ebb, to fall away, to tend (towards), to be inclined (to), to come around to (opinion, etc.)
  • 傾ける 【かたむける】 to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list, to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into, to ruin, to squander, to empty, to drink (alcohol)
  • 傾く 【かたむく】 to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun, moon), to sink, to decline, to wane, to ebb, to fall away, to tend (towards), to be inclined (to), to come around to (opinion, etc.)
  • 傾げる 【かしげる】 to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant
  • 傾げる 【かしげる】 to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing1, qing2
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • apoyo
  • inclinación
  • hundimiento
  • prejuicio
  • predisposición
  • apoyarse
  • inclinarse
  • hundirse
  • arruinar
  • estropear

Portuguese

  • inclinar
  • inclinação
  • tendência
  • declínio
  • afundar
  • ruina
  • viés

French

  • incliner
  • pencher
  • tendance
  • déclin
  • sombrer
  • ruiner
  • gîte (bateau)
1201 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
913 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
534 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
938 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
333 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1830 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1441 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1533 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
126 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
174 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1020 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1038 Morohashi
154 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
299 New Nelson (John Haig)
1011 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1086 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1605 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2128.6 Four corner code
1-23-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50be Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
work
Parts:
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Kun:
さ.すさ.し
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 差 【サ】 difference, variation, difference
  • 差し 【サシ】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
  • 落差 【ラクサ】 difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water), head, drop (e.g. of a waterfall), fall distance, difference, gap
  • 賃金格差 【チンギンカクサ】 pay gap, wage gap, wage differential

Kun reading compounds

  • 差す 【さす】 to shine, to be visible, to be tinged with, to rise (of water levels), to flow in, to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one, to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise, to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance), to insert, to put in, to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm, to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm, to pole (a boat), to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten, to stop in the midst of, to leave undone
  • 差し 【さし】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
  • 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
  • 旗指 【はたさし】 samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle, small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
  • 一差し 【ひとさし】 one dance, one game (e.g. of shogi)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1
Korean:
cha, chi

Spanish

  • distinción
  • diferencia
  • remanente
  • poner
  • echar
  • verter

Portuguese

  • distinção
  • diferença
  • variação
  • discrepancia
  • margem
  • equilíbrio

French

  • différence
  • distinction (entre)
  • variation
  • divergence
  • marge
  • balance
399 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
508 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
482 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
614 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3662 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
662 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
492 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1164 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
658 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
674 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4104 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
560 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8732 Morohashi
3311 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1537 New Nelson (John Haig)
554 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
544 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
972 2001 Kanji
2o8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
2-6-4 SKIP code
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-3-7 SKIP code
8021.1 Four corner code
1-26-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5dee Unicode hex code