Jisho

×

6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
Variants:
ray, light
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 光学 【コウガク】 optics
  • 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
  • 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
  • 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence

Kun reading compounds

  • 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
  • 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
  • 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
  • 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
  • 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
  • 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guang1
Korean:
gwang

Spanish

  • rayo
  • luz
  • paisaje
  • honor
  • brillar
  • brillo

Portuguese

  • raio
  • luz

French

  • rayon
  • lumière
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
129 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
417 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1358 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
217 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
281 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
464 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3043 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
120 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1350 Morohashi
2391 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349 New Nelson (John Haig)
119 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
345 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
121 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1057 2001 Kanji
3n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
9021.1 Four corner code
1-24-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5149 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
spoon
Parts:
change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
  • 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
  • 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
  • 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
  • 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
  • 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
  • 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
  • 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism

Kun reading compounds

  • 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
  • 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
  • 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua4
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • cambiar
  • transformarse
  • modificarse
  • disfrazarse

Portuguese

  • mudança
  • tomar a forma de
  • influência
  • encantar
  • iludir
  • seduzir
  • -isação

French

  • transformation
  • prendre la forme de
  • maquillage
  • influence
  • fantôme
  • enchanter
  • tromper
  • chimie
  • -isation
163 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
258 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
238 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
100 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
350 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
76 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
378 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
56 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
254 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
254 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
55 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
22 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1017 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2572X Morohashi
21 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
580 New Nelson (John Haig)
1008 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1083 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
104 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
242 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2156 2001 Kanji
2a2.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
2121.0 Four corner code
2421.0 Four corner code
1-18-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5316 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
child, seed
Parts:
Variants:
study, learning, science
Kun:
まな.ぶ
On:
ガク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
  • 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
  • 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
  • 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine

Kun reading compounds

  • 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in

Readings

Japanese names:
たか、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xue2
Korean:
hag

Spanish

  • estudio
  • aprendizaje
  • ciencia
  • estudiar

Portuguese

  • estudo
  • aprendizagem
  • ciência

French

  • étudier
  • apprendre
  • science
57 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
45 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
10 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
33 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1271 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
66 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
719 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
109 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
109 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
460 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3162 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
330 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6974 Morohashi
2555 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1294 New Nelson (John Haig)
324 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
346 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
71 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
947 2001 Kanji
3n4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
2-3-4 SKIP code
2-5-2 SKIP code
2-3-5 SKIP code
3240.7 Four corner code
9040.7 Four corner code
1-19-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b66 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 注 【チュウ】 annotation, explanatory note, comment
  • 注意 【チュウイ】 attention, notice, heed, care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for), advice, warning, caution, reminder, admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
  • 受注 【ジュチュウ】 accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won
  • 特注 【トクチュウ】 special order (goods), custom (made), bespoke

Kun reading compounds

  • 注ぐ 【そそぐ】 to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray, to shed (tears), to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into, to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
  • 注す 【さす】 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
  • 注ぐ 【つぐ】 to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • derramar
  • verter
  • regar
  • concentrarse

Portuguese

  • derramar
  • irrigar
  • verter (lágrimas)
  • desaguar
  • colocar em(copos)
  • notas
  • comentário
  • anotar

French

  • verser
  • se jeter dans
  • arroser
  • servir (boisson)
  • note
  • remarque
  • annotation
  • commentaire
277 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
365 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
344 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
437 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2531 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
444 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
208 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
591 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
357 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
358 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1175 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
383 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
240 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
273 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17316 Morohashi
325 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3103 New Nelson (John Haig)
267 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
285 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
459 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
307 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
372 2001 Kanji
3a5.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3011.4 Four corner code
1-35-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ce8 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
99 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 意 【イ】 feelings, thoughts, meaning
  • 意外 【イガイ】 unexpected, surprising
  • 賛意 【サンイ】 approval, assent
  • 総意 【ソウイ】 consensus, collective will, collective opinion

Readings

Japanese names:
もと、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • idea
  • sentimiento
  • razón
  • intención

Portuguese

  • idéia
  • mente
  • coração
  • gosto
  • pensamento
  • desejo
  • atenção

French

  • idée
  • esprit
  • coeur
  • pensée
  • attention
  • goût
  • désir
155 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
246 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
226 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
118 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5113 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
225 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
176 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2007 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
132 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
291 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
791 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2650 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
615 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10921 Morohashi
2136 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1926 New Nelson (John Haig)
608 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
86 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
416 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
458 2001 Kanji
5b8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-11 SKIP code
2-5-8 SKIP code
0033.6 Four corner code
1-16-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
610f Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
report, news, reward, retribution
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
167 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 報 【ホウ】 information, news, report, reward, retribution
  • 報告 【ホウコク】 report, information
  • 会報 【カイホウ】 bulletin (issued by a society), report, newsletter
  • 注意報 【チュウイホウ】 warning (e.g. for a storm), advisory

Kun reading compounds

  • 報いる 【むくいる】 to reward, to recompense, to repay, to retaliate, to get revenge

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao4
Korean:
bo, bu

Spanish

  • informar
  • recompensar
  • responder
  • compensar
  • reembolsar

Portuguese

  • relatório
  • notícias
  • recompensa
  • retribuição

French

  • rapport
  • information
  • faire savoir
  • récompense
  • rétribution
717 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
810 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
789 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
306 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1114 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
295 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
436 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1667 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
685 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
698 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
891 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
352 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2133 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1115 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1521 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5275 Morohashi
1698 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1059 New Nelson (John Haig)
1507 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1625 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
310 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
767 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
3b9.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
4744.7 Four corner code
1-42-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5831 Unicode hex code