Jisho

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前

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
一 并 刈 月
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

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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

車

7 strokes
Radical:
cart, car 車
Parts:
車
car
Kun:
くるま
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
  • 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
  • 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
  • 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie

Kun reading compounds

  • 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
  • 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
  • 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits

Readings

Japanese names:
くら、 くろま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
che1, ju1
Korean:
cha, geo

Spanish

  • coche
  • vehículo
  • rueda

Portuguese

  • carro

French

  • véhicule
  • voiture
88 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
63 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
31 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
162 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4608 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
54 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
91 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
532 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
133 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1769 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
292 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38172 Morohashi
3552 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5939 New Nelson (John Haig)
286 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
231 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
64 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1555 2001 Kanji
7c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-28-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8eca Unicode hex code

覆

18 strokes
Radical:
west 西 (襾, 覀)
Parts:
夂 彳 日 西 乞
capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined
Kun:
おお.う、 くつがえ.す、 くつがえ.る
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1378 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 覆 【フク】 concealment (of one's vices), veil, cover, overturning, toppling
  • 覆面 【フクメン】 mask, veil, disguise, anonymous, unmarked, incognito
  • 被覆 【ヒフク】 coating, covering, cover
  • 傾覆 【ケイフク】 turning upside down

Kun reading compounds

  • 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
  • 覆す 【くつがえす】 to overturn, to capsize, to upset, to overthrow (government etc.), to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
  • 覆る 【くつがえる】 to topple over, to be overturned, to capsize, to be overruled, to be reversed, to be discredited

Readings

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

Spanish

  • volcar
  • tumbar
  • volver
  • cubrir

Portuguese

  • emborcar
  • capa
  • matiz
  • manto
  • arruinar-se

French

  • recouvrir
  • chavirer
  • store
  • manteau
  • être ruiné
1765 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1634 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4279 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1699 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1735 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1634 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1744 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1686 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1640 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3386 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1747 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2376 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1625 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34789P Morohashi
2726 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5517 New Nelson (John Haig)
1611 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1738 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1906 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3267 2001 Kanji
4c14.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-12 SKIP code
1024.7 Four corner code
1-42-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8986 Unicode hex code

後

9 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
夂 幺 彳
behind, back, later
Kun:
のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
On:
ゴ、 コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 後 【ゴ】 after
  • 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
  • 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
  • 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
  • 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
  • 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
  • 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
  • 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white

Kun reading compounds

  • 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
  • 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
  • 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
  • この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
  • 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
  • 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
  • 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
  • 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
  • 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
  • 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
  • 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
  • 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
  • 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)

Readings

Japanese names:
こし、 し、 しい、 しり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou4
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • después
  • atrás
  • detrás
  • retrasarse

Portuguese

  • atrás
  • costas
  • mais tarde

French

  • après
  • derrière
  • plus tard
208 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
123 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
111 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
45 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1610 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
276 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
53 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1300 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
48 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
625 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
431 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1391 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10098 Morohashi
361 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742 New Nelson (John Haig)
1379 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
174 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
3i6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
2224.7 Four corner code
1-24-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f8c Unicode hex code

戒

7 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd 戈
Parts:
廾 戈
commandment
Kun:
いまし.める
On:
カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1062 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 戒 【カイ】 admonition, commandment, sila (precept)
  • 戒厳令 【カイゲンレイ】 martial law
  • 懲戒 【チョウカイ】 discipline, punishment, reprimand
  • 自戒 【ジカイ】 self-admonition

Kun reading compounds

  • 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie4
Korean:
gye

Spanish

  • poner cuidado
  • mandamiento
  • orden
  • ordenar
  • advertir
  • instruir

Portuguese

  • mandamentos

French

  • châtiment
  • avertissement
1060 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1191 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1801 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1006 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1330 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
511 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
876 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
896 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1334 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
838 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3972 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2043 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2760 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
683 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11548 Morohashi
3204 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2027 New Nelson (John Haig)
676 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
730 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1123 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
4n3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-3 SKIP code
5340.0 Four corner code
1-18-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6212 Unicode hex code