Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
in front, before
Kun:
まえ-まえ
On:
ゼン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
  • 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
  • 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
  • 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows

Kun reading compounds

  • 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
  • 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
  • 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
  • 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering

Readings

Japanese names:
さき、 さと、 まい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • antes
  • delante de

Portuguese

  • em frente
  • antes

French

  • devant
  • avant
102 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
177 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
159 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
38 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
595 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
139 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
921 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
47 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
196 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2819 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
296 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2011X Morohashi
2266 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
490 New Nelson (John Haig)
290 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
182 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
943 2001 Kanji
2o7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
2-2-7 SKIP code
8022.1 Four corner code
1-33-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
524d Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
scout, sentinel
Kun:
みはり
On:
ショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1999 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 哨戒 【ショウカイ】 patrol (with ships or aircraft), patrolling
  • 哨戒艦艇 【ショウカイカンテイ】 military patrol boat
  • 監視哨 【カンシショウ】 observation post
  • 前哨 【ゼンショウ】 outpost

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shao4
Korean:
cho, so

Spanish

Portuguese

French

930 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
481 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
362 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3646X Morohashi
809 New Nelson (John Haig)
2154 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2277 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3746 2001 Kanji
3d7.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
6902.7 Four corner code
1-30-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
54e8 Unicode hex code

18 strokes
Radical:
horse
Parts:
equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 騎 【キ】 counter for horsemen
  • 騎士 【キシ】 (medieval) knight, samurai on horseback
  • 一騎 【イッキ】 one horseman
  • 与力 【ヨリキ】 police sergeant (Edo period), low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2, ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • jinete
  • montar a caballo
  • contador para jinetes

Portuguese

  • cavaleiro
  • equitação
  • sufixo para contagem de cavalos

French

  • cavalier
  • monter à cheval
  • compteur de cavaliers
1133 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1734 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5222 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1174 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1911 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2762 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1881 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2047 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1874 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1919 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2307 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1193 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1629 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2000 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44817 Morohashi
1834 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6761 New Nelson (John Haig)
1981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2135 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1912 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3449 2001 Kanji
10a8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-8 SKIP code
7432.1 Four corner code
1-21-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9a0e Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
eight
Parts:
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
  • 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
  • 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
  • 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
  • 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
  • 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
  • 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
  • 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build

Kun reading compounds

  • 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
  • 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bing1
Korean:
byeong

Spanish

  • soldado
  • marinero
  • tropa

Portuguese

  • soldado
  • particular
  • tropas
  • exército
  • guerra
  • estratégia
  • tática

French

  • soldat
  • simple soldat
  • troupes
  • armée
  • guerre
  • stratégie
  • tactique
712 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
606 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
578 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
447 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
201 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
396 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
343 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
499 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
784 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
994 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
155 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3158 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2207 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1343 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1462 Morohashi
2551 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1331 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1429 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
243 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
489 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2661 2001 Kanji
2o5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
7280.1 Four corner code
1-42-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5175 Unicode hex code