Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
encourage, be diligent, inspire
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1254 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 励起 【レイキ】 (electrical) excitation
  • 励起状態 【レイキジョウタイ】 excited state
  • 精励 【セイレイ】 diligence, industry, assiduity, hard work
  • 刻苦精励 【コックセイレイ】 being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships, making a strenuous effort

Kun reading compounds

  • 励む 【はげむ】 to work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to devote oneself to, to make an effort, to be zealous
  • 励ます 【はげます】 to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up, to raise (one's voice)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeo

Spanish

  • aliento
  • estímulo
  • esfuerzo
  • diligencia
  • alentar
  • estimular
  • esforzarse
  • ser diligente

Portuguese

  • encorajar
  • estar diligente
  • inspirar

French

  • encourager
  • être appliqué
  • pousser à
1919 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1227 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
193 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1495 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1101 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
430 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1340 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1423 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
832 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
213 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1438 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
762 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1035 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
875 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2326 Morohashi
1119 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
528 New Nelson (John Haig)
866 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
931 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1100 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3345 2001 Kanji
2g5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
7422.7 Four corner code
1-46-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52b1 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
arc, arch, bow
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2371 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弧 【コ】 arc
  • 弧形 【コケイ】 arc
  • 円弧 【エンコ】 arc
  • 励弧 【レイコ】 excitation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • arco
  • circunferencia

Portuguese

  • Arco

French

  • arc de cercle
  • arc
  • arche
1230 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1958 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1567 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1729 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1271 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1481 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1578 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1447 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
609 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
430 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
266 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
320 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1896 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9757X Morohashi
360 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687 New Nelson (John Haig)
1878 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1224 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
3h6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
1223.0 Four corner code
1-24-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f27 Unicode hex code