Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
drama, play
On:
ゲキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
662 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 劇 【ゲキ】 drama, play, powerful drug
  • 劇画 【ゲキガ】 comic strip with dramatic story
  • 新劇 【シンゲキ】 shingeki, new drama (movement), form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater
  • 京劇 【キョウゲキ】 classical Chinese opera

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4
Korean:
geug

Spanish

  • drama
  • obra
  • teatro
  • violento
  • intenso

Portuguese

  • drama
  • jogo

French

  • théâtre
  • pièce (théâtre)
858 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
848 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
458 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
247 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1078 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
365 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
797 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
811 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1140 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
206 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2399 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1681 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2016 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2218 Morohashi
1904 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517 New Nelson (John Haig)
1997 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2152 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
982 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1243 2001 Kanji
2f13.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-13-2 SKIP code
2220.0 Four corner code
1-23-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5287 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
Variants:
location, place
Kun:
On:
ジョウチョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
  • 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
  • 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
  • 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
  • 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
  • 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
  • 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang2, chang3
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • lugar
  • situación
  • momento

Portuguese

  • localização
  • lugar

French

  • lieu
  • place
  • aire
  • champ (magnétique)
252 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
161 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
144 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
34 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1113 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
250 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
145 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
154 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
335 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
380 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
678 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
408 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
512 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
551 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5278 Morohashi
558 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058 New Nelson (John Haig)
545 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
584 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
49 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
216 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1451 2001 Kanji
3b9.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
4612.7 Four corner code
1-30-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5834 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
mould, type, model
Kun:
かた-がた
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
  • 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
  • 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique

Kun reading compounds

  • 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
  • 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
  • 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing2
Korean:
hyeong

Spanish

  • tipo
  • modelo
  • patrón

Portuguese

  • bolor
  • tipo
  • modelo

French

  • moule
  • modèle
  • type
595 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
493 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
468 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
423 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1077 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
685 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
431 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
888 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
909 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1318 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
353 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3266 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1685 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2292 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
687 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5030 Morohashi
2638 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1010 New Nelson (John Haig)
680 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
735 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
523 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3272 2001 Kanji
3b6.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
1210.4 Four corner code
1-23-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
578b Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1068 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 勧奨 【カンショウ】 encouragement, stimulation
  • 勧告 【カンコク】 advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

Kun reading compounds

  • 勧める 【すすめる】 to recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage, to urge, to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.), to suggest, to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan4
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • persuasión
  • recomendación
  • consejo
  • persuadir
  • recomendar
  • aconsejar

Portuguese

  • persuadir
  • recomendar
  • aconselhar
  • emcorajar
  • oferecer

French

  • persuader
  • recommander
  • conseiller
  • encourager
  • offre
752 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
828 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1140 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
736 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
638 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1105 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1970 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1051 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1094 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1615 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
226 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2334 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1202 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1645 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
872 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2433 Morohashi
1857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
559 New Nelson (John Haig)
864 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
928 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1610 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2345 2001 Kanji
2g11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-2 SKIP code
8422.7 Four corner code
1-20-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52e7 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
993 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 誘致 【ユウチ】 attraction, lure, invitation
  • 誘拐 【ユウカイ】 abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping
  • 不招請勧誘 【フショウセイカンユウ】 unsolicited promotion
  • 劇場型勧誘 【ゲキジョウガタカンユウ】 advertising fraudulent investment schemes with glossy brochures, phone calls, etc.

Kun reading compounds

  • 誘う 【さそう】 to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along, to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce, to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke
  • 誘う 【さそう】 to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along, to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce, to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you4
Korean:
yu

Spanish

  • tentación
  • seducción
  • invitación
  • tentar
  • seducir
  • invitar
  • atraer

Portuguese

  • atrair
  • primazia
  • tentação
  • convidar
  • perguntar
  • pedir
  • seduzir
  • fascinação

French

  • inviter
  • entraîner
  • tenter
  • inciter
  • séduire
  • charme
1870 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1196 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4371 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1222 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1757 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1684 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1799 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
274 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1691 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1952 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1044 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1407 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
925 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35525 Morohashi
1550 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5625 New Nelson (John Haig)
916 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
982 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1729 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3045 2001 Kanji
7a7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
1-7-8 SKIP code
0262.7 Four corner code
1-45-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a98 Unicode hex code