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刺

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
亅 ハ 冂 刈 巾 木
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Kun:
さ.す、 さ.さる、 さ.し、 さし、 とげ
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 刺 【シ】 calling card
  • 刺激 【シゲキ】 stimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes), impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
  • 牛刺 【ギュウサシ】 sliced raw beef
  • 肉刺し 【ニクサシ】 fork

Kun reading compounds

  • 刺す 【さす】 to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust, to sting, to bite, to sew, to stitch, to embroider, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a limed pole), to put (a runner) out, to pick off
  • 刺刀 【さすが】 dagger
  • 刺さる 【ささる】 to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in), to resonate emotionally, to move
  • 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
  • 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
  • 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
  • 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
  • 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
  • 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
  • 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
  • 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
  • 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
  • 棘魚 【とげうお】 stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
  • 刺々 【とげとげ】 sharply, harshly, stingingly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ci4
Korean:
ja, cheog

Spanish

  • espina
  • punzar
  • pinchar
  • apuñalar
  • tarjeta de visita

Portuguese

  • espinho
  • furar
  • esfaquear
  • picar
  • picar cartão

French

  • piquer
  • coudre
  • enfoncer
  • percer
  • tailler
  • épine
  • carte de visite
1314 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
954 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
682 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1139 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
360 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
654 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
881 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
902 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1319 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
192 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1625 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
855 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
424 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1969 Morohashi
1275 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
480 New Nelson (John Haig)
417 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
446 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1154 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1543 2001 Kanji
2f6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
5290.0 Four corner code
1-27-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
523a Unicode hex code

青

8 strokes
Radical:
blue 青 (靑)
Parts:
二 亠 土 月 青
blue, green
Kun:
あお、 あお-、 あお.い
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
  • 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
  • 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
  • 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
  • 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
  • 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green

Kun reading compounds

  • 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
  • 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
  • プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
  • 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
  • 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
  • 青色 【あおいろ】 blue

Readings

Japanese names:
お
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing1
Korean:
cheong

Spanish

  • azul
  • verde
  • pálido

Portuguese

  • verde
  • azul
  • imaturo
  • verde-claro

French

  • bleu
  • vert
36 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
52 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
43 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
390 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5076 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
331 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
273 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
700 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
208 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1871 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3084 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1573 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2152 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1548 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42564P Morohashi
2430 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6557 New Nelson (John Haig)
1534 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1654 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
393 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
74 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1446 2001 Kanji
4b4.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
5022.7 Four corner code
1-32-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9752 Unicode hex code