Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
open country
Parts:
again, twice, second time
Kun:
ふたた.び
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
275 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 再 【サイ】 re-, again, repeated, deutero-, deuto-, deuter-
  • 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation
  • 一再 【イッサイ】 once or twice, repeatedly
  • 再 【サイ】 re-, again, repeated, deutero-, deuto-, deuter-
  • 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation

Kun reading compounds

  • 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
  • 再び取る 【ふたたびとる】 to reassume

Readings

Japanese names:
ふた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zai4
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • de nuevo
  • otra vez
  • re-
  • repetidamente

Portuguese

  • outra vez
  • duas vezes
  • segundo tempo

French

  • encore une fois
  • deux fois
  • une deuxième fois
788 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
706 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
679 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
360 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
35 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
543 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
347 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
782 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
796 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
992 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
162 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4332 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2192 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2950 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1832 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1524 Morohashi
3519 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1815 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1956 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
252 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
658 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3147 2001 Kanji
0a6.26 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1055.7 Four corner code
1044.7 Four corner code
1-26-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
518d Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
diligence, become employed, serve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
830 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 勤勉 【キンベン】 diligent, hard-working, industrious
  • 勤続 【キンゾク】 continuous service
  • 非常勤 【ヒジョウキン】 part-time work
  • 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
  • 勤行 【ゴンギョウ】 religious service
  • 勤行時報係 【ゴンギョウジホウガカリ】 muezzin

Kun reading compounds

  • 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
  • 務まる 【つとまる】 to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
  • 勤しむ 【いそしむ】 to work hard at, to devote oneself to, to be diligent in

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin2
Korean:
geun

Spanish

  • tarea
  • trabajo
  • deber
  • servicio diario
  • servir
  • desempeñar un cargo
  • ser adecuado para

Portuguese

  • diligência
  • tornar-se empregado
  • servir

French

  • assiduité
  • application
  • travailler
  • être employé
762 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
853 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
842 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
750 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
732 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
726 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
376 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1698 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.10 Japanese for Busy People
559 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
568 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
525 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
223 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2287 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1182 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1591 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2415P Morohashi
1818 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
552 New Nelson (John Haig)
1577 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1700 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
941 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1945 2001 Kanji
2g10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-2 SKIP code
4412.7 Four corner code
1-22-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52e4 Unicode hex code