Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
open country
Parts:
Variants:
risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name)
Kun:
おか.す
On:
ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 冒頭 【ボウトウ】 beginning, opening, start, outset
  • 冒険 【ボウケン】 adventure, venture, venture which is unlikely to succeed, risky attempt, danger, hazard, risk
  • 感冒 【カンボウ】 (common) cold
  • 流行性感冒 【リュウコウセイカンボウ】 influenza, flu

Kun reading compounds

  • 冒す 【おかす】 to brave, to risk, to face, to venture, to harm, to afflict, to affect, to desecrate, to profane, to assume (someone else's surname), to take

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mao4, mo4
Korean:
mo, mog

Spanish

  • riesgo
  • desafío
  • afrenta
  • comienzo
  • desafiar
  • atreverse
  • atacar

Portuguese

  • risco
  • enfrentar
  • desafiar
  • ousar
  • prejuízo
  • assumir (um nome)

French

  • risque
  • affronter
  • braver
  • défier
  • dommage
  • emprunter (un nom)
1812 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1483 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2117 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1463 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1079 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1104 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1156 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1669 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1384 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3088 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1576 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
18 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1538X Morohashi
2434 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3915 New Nelson (John Haig)
18 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
18 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1263 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3879 2001 Kanji
4c5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
6060.0 Four corner code
1-43-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5192 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
707 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 険 【ケン】 steepness, steep place, harsh (look), sharp (tongue)
  • 険悪 【ケンアク】 dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical, serious, stern (expression), hostile (attitude), sharp, harsh
  • 損害保険 【ソンガイホケン】 damage insurance
  • 社会保険 【シャカイホケン】 social insurance

Kun reading compounds

  • 険しい 【けわしい】 precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep, grim, severe, stern
  • 険しい顔 【けわしいかお】 grim face

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian3
Korean:
heom

Spanish

  • escarpado
  • inaccesible
  • peligroso
  • difícil

Portuguese

  • íngreme
  • lugar inacessível
  • posição inexpugnável
  • lugar escarpado
  • olhos agudos

French

  • à pic
  • escarpé
  • raide
  • lieu inaccessible
  • position imprenable
  • regard aiguisé
770 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
689 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
662 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
616 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5000 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
356 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
988 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1308 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
533 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
542 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
790 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
736 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
658 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
398 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
495 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1688 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41721P Morohashi
542 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6456 New Nelson (John Haig)
1672 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1802 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
731 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3663 2001 Kanji
2d8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7823.6 Four corner code
1-24-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
967a Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
village, mile
Parts:
Variants:
plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Kun:
の-
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
  • 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
  • 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
  • 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice

Kun reading compounds

  • 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
  • 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
  • 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
  • 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields

Readings

Japanese names:
ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ye3
Korean:
ya

Spanish

  • campo
  • llano
  • extensión
  • rango
  • natural
  • civil
  • no oficial

Portuguese

  • planícies
  • campo
  • rústico
  • vida de civil

French

  • sauvage
  • champ
  • rustique
  • vie civile
323 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
233 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
213 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
85 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4814 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
128 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
267 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1398 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
236 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
236 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1803 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1877 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
998 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1350 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1610 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40133 Morohashi
1485 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6208 New Nelson (John Haig)
1596 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1722 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
170 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
211 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
0a11.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
6712.2 Four corner code
1-44-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
91ce Unicode hex code

9 strokes (also 8)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
son, counter for sons
Kun:
おとこ
On:
ロウリョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
  • 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
  • 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
  • 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)

Readings

Japanese names:
いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lang2, lang4
Korean:
rang

Spanish

  • hombre
  • hijo
  • sirviente

Portuguese

  • filho
  • sufixo para contagem de filhos

French

  • fils (enfant)
  • compteur de fils
1936 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
237 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4762 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
955 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1827 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1145 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
980 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1014 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
546 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
757 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1641 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
867 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1184 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1868 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39405P Morohashi
1289 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6138 New Nelson (John Haig)
1851 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1995 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
264 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1300 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
844 2001 Kanji
2d6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-3 SKIP code
1-6-2 SKIP code
3772.7 Four corner code
1-47-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90ce Unicode hex code