Jisho

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初

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
刀 初
Variants:
first time, beginning
Kun:
はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
  • 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
  • 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
  • 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point

Kun reading compounds

  • 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
  • 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
  • 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
  • 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
  • 初 【はつ】 first, new
  • 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
  • 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
  • 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 はっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chu1
Korean:
cho

Spanish

  • comienzo
  • primero

Portuguese

  • primeiros tempos
  • começo

French

  • première fois
  • commencement
428 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
535 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
507 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
261 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4215 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
636 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
353 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
427 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
679 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
692 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
181 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1433 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
759 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1031 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
411 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1911 Morohashi
1116 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
469 New Nelson (John Haig)
404 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
431 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
279 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
483 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
645 2001 Kanji
5e2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
3722.0 Four corner code
1-29-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
521d Unicode hex code

鷹

24 strokes
Radical:
bird 鳥
Parts:
化 广 杰 隹 鳥
hawk
Kun:
たか
On:
ヨウ、 オウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 鷹隼 【ヨウシュン】 hawk and falcon
  • 鷹揚 【オウヨウ】 large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing, placid, composed, cool, collected
  • 放鷹 【ホウヨウ】 falconry, hawking
  • 鷹揚 【オウヨウ】 large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing, placid, composed, cool, collected

Kun reading compounds

  • 鷹 【たか】 hawk, falcon
  • 鷹匠 【たかじょう】 falconer, hawker
  • 大鷹 【おおたか】 northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), female hawk (or falcon), falconry (using a northern goshawk)
  • 小鷹 【こたか】 small hawk or falcon (used for hunting), falconry (using small hawks or falcons)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying1
Korean:
eung

Spanish

  • halcón

Portuguese

French

1808 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1544 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2995 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2278 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3955 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2036 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2748 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
47377 Morohashi
3189 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7007 New Nelson (John Haig)
2237 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2344 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3q21.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-21 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-34-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9df9 Unicode hex code

急

9 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
勹 ヨ 心
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Kun:
いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ、 せ.く
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
309 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 急 【キュウ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing, steep, sharp, precipitous, rapid, swift, fast, emergency, crisis, danger, urgency, hurrying, haste, (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
  • 急遽 【キュウキョ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, hastily, in haste, sudden, abrupt
  • 準急 【ジュンキュウ】 semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
  • 快急 【カイキュウ】 rapid express (train)

Kun reading compounds

  • 急ぐ 【いそぐ】 to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
  • 急ぎ 【いそぎ】 haste, hurry, expedition, speed, dispatch
  • 急ぎ足 【いそぎあし】 fast pace, quick pace
  • 急く 【せく】 to hurry, to rush

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
geub

Spanish

  • prisa
  • urgencia
  • apresurarse
  • darse prisa

Portuguese

  • apressar
  • emergência
  • repentina

French

  • urgence
  • se dépêcher
  • soudain
  • raide
  • abrupt
  • aigu
186 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
272 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
254 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
275 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1667 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
330 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
174 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
303 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
260 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
775 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2595 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1328 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1800 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1155 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10475X Morohashi
2092 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1823 New Nelson (John Haig)
1146 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1229 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
322 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2558 2001 Kanji
2n7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2733.7 Four corner code
1-21-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6025 Unicode hex code

設

11 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
几 又 殳 言
establishment, provision, prepare
Kun:
もう.ける
On:
セツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
  • 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
  • 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
  • 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side

Kun reading compounds

  • 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)

Readings

Japanese names:
した
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
she4
Korean:
seol

Spanish

  • equipar
  • instalar
  • establecer
  • crear

Portuguese

  • estabelecimento
  • provisão
  • preparar

French

  • créer
  • fonder
  • établir
  • préparer
653 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
754 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
731 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4325 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
742 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
897 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1401 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
577 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
586 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1666 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1863 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
987 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1338 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
715 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35293 Morohashi
1471 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5570 New Nelson (John Haig)
708 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
765 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
270 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
741 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3068 2001 Kanji
7a4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
0764.7 Four corner code
1-32-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a2d Unicode hex code

網

14 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
并 冂 小 幺 亡 糸
netting, network
Kun:
あみ
On:
モウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1194 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 網 【モウ】 network
  • 網膜 【モウマク】 retina
  • 通信網 【ツウシンモウ】 communications network
  • 鉄条網 【テツジョウモウ】 (barbed) wire entanglements

Kun reading compounds

  • 網 【あみ】 net, netting, web
  • 網戸 【あみど】 window screen, insect screen, mosquito screen, screen, screen door
  • まき網 【まきあみ】 purse seine, round haul net
  • 底引き網 【そこびきあみ】 trawl (net)

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 ずな
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wang3
Korean:
mang

Spanish

  • red
  • emboscada

Portuguese

  • enredar
  • rede

French

  • filet
  • réseau
1855 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1279 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3563 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1282 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1636 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2536 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1612 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1720 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1567 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1545 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1737 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
930 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1255 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1385 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27577X Morohashi
1374 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4527 New Nelson (John Haig)
1373 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1473 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1725 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2753 2001 Kanji
6a8.25 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
2792.0 Four corner code
1-44-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7db2 Unicode hex code

艦

21 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
二 皿 舟 臣 乞
warship
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 艦 【カン】 warship
  • 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
  • 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
  • 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
ham

Spanish

  • buque de guerra

Portuguese

  • navio de guerra

French

  • navire de guerre
1116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1299 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3881 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
942 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1693 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1665 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1779 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1892 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1598 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1817 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1893 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30571 Morohashi
1435 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4950 New Nelson (John Haig)
1875 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2020 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1938 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
874 2001 Kanji
6c15.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-15 SKIP code
1-6-14 SKIP code
2841.7 Four corner code
1-20-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8266 Unicode hex code