Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
cover
Parts:
Variants:
copy, be photographed, describe
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 写真集 【シャシンシュウ】 photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models), photobook
  • 写真 【シャシン】 photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap, moving picture, movie
  • 実写 【ジッシャ】 on-the-spot filming or photography, live filming (as opposed to animation), actual picture (as opposed to a drawing), photographic image (as opposed to a drawing, computer-generated image, etc.), real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.), describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.), documentary (film)
  • 活写 【カッシャ】 vivid description, painting a lively picture (of)

Kun reading compounds

  • 写す 【うつす】 to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe, to describe, to depict, to portray, to express, to imitate, to model after, to take (a photo), to photograph, to film, to shoot
  • 写る 【うつる】 to be photographed, to be projected
  • 写し 【うつし】 copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript
  • 映し出す 【うつしだす】 to project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.), to portray, to depict, to describe, to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie3
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • copiar
  • imitar
  • fotografiar

Portuguese

  • cópia
  • foto
  • descrever

French

  • copie
  • être photographié
  • décrire
419 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
313 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
297 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
489 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
626 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
494 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
124 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
540 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
549 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
194 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
164 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2493 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1260 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1726 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1255 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1570 Morohashi
2000 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
400 New Nelson (John Haig)
1247 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1336 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
251 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3647 2001 Kanji
2i3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
3712.7 Four corner code
3740.0 Four corner code
1-28-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5199 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
Variants:
true, reality, Buddhist sect
Kun:
ま-まこと
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, truth, printed style writing, star performer
  • 真意 【シンイ】 real intention, true motive, true meaning
  • 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
  • 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life

Kun reading compounds

  • 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
  • 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
  • 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth

Readings

Japanese names:
さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • verdad
  • realidad
  • puro
  • genuino
  • verdadero

Portuguese

  • verdadeiro
  • realidade
  • seita do Budismo

French

  • exact
  • vrai
  • réalité
  • secte bouddhiste
438 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
341 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
514 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
278 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
783 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
384 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
227 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1228 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
422 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
242 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1385 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2616 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23236 Morohashi
2111 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3926 New Nelson (John Haig)
75 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
195 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
358 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1561 2001 Kanji
2k8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-7-3 SKIP code
4080.1 Four corner code
1-31-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
771f Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
duplicate, double, compound, multiple
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
915 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 複 【フク】 compound, composite, multiple, re-, bi-, doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.), place bet (in horse racing, etc.), show bet, bet that predicts a top 2 or top 3 finish (depending on number of horses, etc. in race)
  • 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
  • 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
  • 遺伝子重複 【イデンシジュウフク】 gene duplication

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4
Korean:
bog, bu

Spanish

  • repetir
  • duplicar
  • doble
  • compuesto
  • múltiple

Portuguese

  • duplicação
  • duplicar
  • composto
  • múltiplo

French

  • duplication
  • copie
  • composé
  • multiple
  • compliqué
865 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
804 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
783 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1050 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4255 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
764 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
886 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
916 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
938 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
522 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1636 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1565 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
827 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
476 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34417 Morohashi
1222 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5484 New Nelson (John Haig)
465 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
504 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
802 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
667 2001 Kanji
5e9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-9 SKIP code
3824.7 Four corner code
1-42-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8907 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Kun:
はた
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
  • 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
  • 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
  • 有機 【ユウキ】 organic

Kun reading compounds

  • 機 【はた】 loom
  • 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
  • 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • mecanismo
  • máquina
  • avión
  • ocasión
  • telar

Portuguese

  • mecanismo
  • oportunidade
  • ocasião
  • máquina
  • avião

French

  • métier à tisser
  • mécanique
  • opportunité
  • machine
  • avion
  • organique
373 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
476 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
453 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
101 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2379 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
415 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
646 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2869 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
528 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
537 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
334 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1115 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1365 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
736 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
989 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1394 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15561 Morohashi
1076 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2880 New Nelson (John Haig)
1382 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1482 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
158 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
631 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1859 2001 Kanji
4a12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-12 SKIP code
4295.3 Four corner code
1-21-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a5f Unicode hex code