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

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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

5 strokes
Radical:
life
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
29 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
  • 生育 【セイイク】 birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding
  • 回生 【カイセイ】 resurrection, resuscitation, coming back to life, regeneration, nth-year university student
  • 公衆衛生 【コウシュウエイセイ】 public health, public hygiene, sanitation
  • 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
  • 生家 【セイカ】 house where one was born, one's parents' house
  • 殺生 【セッショウ】 killing, destruction of life, cruel, heartless, callous, brutal
  • 死生 【シセイ】 life and death

Kun reading compounds

  • 生きる 【いきる】 to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
  • 生きる糧 【いきるかて】 source of vitality, life sustenance
  • 生かす 【いかす】 to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
  • 生ける 【いける】 to arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live
  • 生ける屍 【いけるしかばね】 living corpse
  • 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
  • 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
  • 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
  • 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
  • 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
  • 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
  • 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
  • 生う 【おう】 to grow (of plants), to spring up
  • 生える 【はえる】 to grow, to spring up, to sprout, to cut (teeth)
  • 生やす 【はやす】 to grow, to cultivate, to let grow (e.g. weeds)
  • 生 【き】 pure, undiluted, raw, crude
  • 生地 【きじ】 cloth, fabric, material, texture, dough, batter, inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours, unglazed pottery, skin with no make-up, uncoated metal
  • 死に生き 【しにいき】 death and life, death or life, death
  • 生 【なま】 raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed, unprotected (sex), raw, bareback, live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, blank (e.g. disk), unused, just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-, insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory, cash, tipsiness
  • 生り 【なまり】 boiled and half-dried bonito
  • お生 【おなま】 impudence, sauciness
  • 現ナマ 【げんナマ】 cold cash, hard cash
  • 生る 【なる】 to bear fruit
  • 生す 【なす】 to have a child
  • 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
あさ、 いき、 いく、 いけ、 うぶ、 うまい、 え、 おい、 ぎゅう、 くるみ、 ごせ、 さ、 じょう、 すぎ、 そ、 そう、 ちる、 なば、 にう、 にゅう、 ふ、 み、 もう、 よい、 りゅう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sheng1
Korean:
saeng

Spanish

  • vida
  • nacimiento
  • vivir
  • existir
  • nacer
  • dar a luz
  • puro
  • crudo

Portuguese

  • vida
  • genuína
  • nascimento

French

  • vie
  • naissance
  • authentique
  • cru
34 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
44 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
42 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
29 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2991 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
67 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
71 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
214 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
44 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
49 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1327 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4309 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1569 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21670 Morohashi
3497 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3715 New Nelson (John Haig)
1555 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
43 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2472 2001 Kanji
0a5.29 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
2510.0 Four corner code
1-32-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
751f Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Kun:
たも.つ
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
  • 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
  • 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
  • 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
  • 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
  • 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
  • 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
  • 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

Kun reading compounds

  • 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao3
Korean:
bo

Spanish

  • garantizar
  • mantener
  • preservar
  • proteger
  • apoyar

Portuguese

  • proteger garantia
  • guarda
  • preservar
  • sustentar
  • apoiar

French

  • protéger
  • garantir
  • garder
  • préserver
  • conserver
  • soutenir
716 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
808 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
787 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
166 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
455 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
351 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
319 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
781 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
489 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
498 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
665 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
102 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
107 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
77 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1006 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
702 Morohashi
96 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222 New Nelson (John Haig)
997 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1072 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
163 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
705 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2164 2001 Kanji
2a7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2629.4 Four corner code
1-42-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fdd Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
evidence, proof, certificate
Kun:
あかし
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 証 【ショウ】 proof, evidence, certificate, license, permit, membership card, ID card, enlightenment, symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition
  • 証券 【ショウケン】 bond, bill, certificate, security
  • 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
  • 偽証 【ギショウ】 false evidence, perjury, false testimony

Kun reading compounds

  • 証 【あかし】 proof, evidence, sign, testimony, testament (to something), vindication, witnessing, testifying, testimony
  • 証として 【あかしとして】 in sign of, in proof of

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

  • evidencia
  • prueba
  • testimonio
  • certificado

Portuguese

  • evidência
  • prova
  • certificado

French

  • preuve
  • évidence
  • certificat
816 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
737 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
715 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
430 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4341 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
697 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1746 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1660 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
484 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
493 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
666 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1672 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1899 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1010 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1365 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
386 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35341 Morohashi
1506 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5589 New Nelson (John Haig)
380 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
406 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
448 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
754 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3073 2001 Kanji
7a5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
0161.1 Four corner code
1-30-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a3c Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
Kun:
えり
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 領 【リョウ】 territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.), counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
  • 領域 【リョウイキ】 area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime
  • 学習指導要領 【ガクシュウシドウヨウリョウ】 government course (curriculum) guidelines
  • 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement

Kun reading compounds

  • 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
  • 襟足 【えりあし】 hairline at the nape of the neck, nape
  • 盤領 【まるえり】 round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)

Readings

Japanese names:
よう、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • punto clave
  • control
  • controlar

Portuguese

  • jurisdição
  • domínio
  • território
  • feudo
  • reino

French

  • domaine
  • juridiction
  • territoire
  • fief
735 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
825 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
806 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
338 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5124 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
849 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1008 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
834 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
853 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
999 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1888 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1567 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
828 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1133 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1417 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43423 Morohashi
1224 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6628 New Nelson (John Haig)
1405 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1507 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
452 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
804 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2861 2001 Kanji
9a5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-9 SKIP code
8128.6 Four corner code
8138.6 Four corner code
1-46-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9818 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
range, region, limits, stage, level
On:
イキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
396 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 域 【イキ】 region, limits, stage, level
  • 域外 【イキガイ】 outside the area
  • 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
  • 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
yeog

Spanish

  • rango
  • región
  • límite

Portuguese

  • série
  • região
  • limites
  • estágio
  • nível

French

  • zone
  • champ
  • région
  • limites
  • stade
  • niveau
828 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
809 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
670 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1085 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1017 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
434 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1290A Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
970 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1002 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1072 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
376 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
559 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
341 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
421 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
362 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5158 Morohashi
465 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1030 New Nelson (John Haig)
356 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
380 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
919 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
3b8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
4315.0 Four corner code
1-16-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57df Unicode hex code