Jisho

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努

7 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力 又 女
Variants:
伮
toil, diligent, as much as possible
Kun:
つと.める
On:
ド
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
749 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 努 【ド】 third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, downward stroke
  • 努力 【ドリョク】 effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, hard work, striving

Kun reading compounds

  • 努める 【つとめる】 to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nu3, nao2
Korean:
no

Spanish

  • esfuerzo
  • esforzarse
  • hacer un esfuerzo

Portuguese

  • Trabalho duro
  • diligente

French

  • s'efforcer
  • faire tout son possible
  • travailler dur
  • appliqué
481 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
582 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
555 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
795 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
717 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
566 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
368 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
728 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1595 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1702 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
827 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
212 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3154 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1618 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2204 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
873 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2314 Morohashi
2547 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
527 New Nelson (John Haig)
865 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
929 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
488 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1745 2001 Kanji
2g5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
4742.7 Four corner code
1-37-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52aa Unicode hex code

力

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code

賜

15 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
ハ 日 勿 目 貝
grant, gift, boon, results
Kun:
たまわ.る、 たま.う、 たも.う
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
  • 賜暇 【シカ】 furlough, leave of absence
  • 恩賜 【オンシ】 Imperial gift
  • 追賜 【ツイシ】 being granted a court rank after death

Kun reading compounds

  • 賜る 【たまわる】 to be given, to be granted, to be honored with, to be honoured with, to give, to bestow, to confer, to honor, to honour
  • 給う 【たまう】 to give, to do ...
  • 給ふ 【たまう】 to give, to receive
  • 給う 【たもう】 to give, to do ...
  • 給ふ 【たまう】 to give, to receive

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si4, ci4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • otorgar
  • conceder

Portuguese

  • concessão
  • presente
  • vantagem
  • resultados

French

  • gratifier
  • bourse (subvention)
  • cadeau
  • faveur
  • résultats
1324 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1964 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4514 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1453 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1784 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2317 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1831 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1980 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1898 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1746 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1994 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1065 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1061 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36809 Morohashi
1585 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5812 New Nelson (John Haig)
1052 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1131 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1801 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3951 2001 Kanji
7b8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
6682.7 Four corner code
1-27-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cdc Unicode hex code

物

8 strokes
Radical:
cow 牛 (牜)
Parts:
ノ 勹 牛 勿
thing, object, matter
Kun:
もの、 もの-
On:
ブツ、 モツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
  • 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
  • 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
  • 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
  • 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
  • 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest

Kun reading compounds

  • 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
  • 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
  • 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
  • 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu4
Korean:
mul

Spanish

  • cosa
  • objeto
  • materia

Portuguese

  • coisa
  • objeto
  • matéria

French

  • objet
  • chose
  • matière
313 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
410 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
387 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
126 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2857 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
74 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
214 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
611 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
79 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
79 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1290 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1084 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
587 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
777 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1059 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19959 Morohashi
874 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3538 New Nelson (John Haig)
1050 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1129 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
95 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
313 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2451 2001 Kanji
4g4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
2752.0 Four corner code
1-42-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7269 Unicode hex code