Jisho

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北

5 strokes
Radical:
spoon 匕
Parts:
匕 爿
north
Kun:
きた
On:
ホク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
  • 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
  • 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole
  • 西北 【セイホク】 north-west

Kun reading compounds

  • 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
  • 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
  • 西北 【せいほく】 north-west

Readings

Japanese names:
きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei3
Korean:
bug, bae

Spanish

  • Norte
  • huir
  • perder

Portuguese

  • norte

French

  • nord
139 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
224 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
205 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
751 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
156 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
138 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
73 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
231 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
147 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
454 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2574 Morohashi
197 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
581 New Nelson (John Haig)
445 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
480 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
282 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
115 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1256 2001 Kanji
0a5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
1111.0 Four corner code
1-43-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5317 Unicode hex code

航

10 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
亠 几 舟
navigate, sail, cruise, fly
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
665 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 航空 【コウクウ】 aviation, flying
  • 航海 【コウカイ】 (sea) voyage, navigation, sailing, passage, cruise
  • 密航 【ミッコウ】 smuggling (people), stowing away
  • 就航 【シュウコウ】 entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship), going into commission, being in service

Readings

Japanese names:
わたる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hang2
Korean:
hang

Spanish

  • navegar
  • volar

Portuguese

  • navegar
  • vela
  • travessia
  • voar (de avião)

French

  • naviguer
  • faire voile
  • croiser (voile)
  • voler
396 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
505 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
479 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
497 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3867 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
561 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
858 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1136 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
823 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
842 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
649 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1593 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1671 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
885 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1204 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1888 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30385 Morohashi
1318 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4933 New Nelson (John Haig)
1870 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2014 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
543 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
857 2001 Kanji
6c4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2041.7 Four corner code
1-25-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
822a Unicode hex code

空

8 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
儿 宀 工 穴
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Kun:
そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
On:
クウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
304 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)
  • 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
  • 領空 【リョウクウ】 territorial airspace
  • 防空 【ボウクウ】 air defense, air defence

Kun reading compounds

  • 空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake
  • 空模様 【そらもよう】 look of the sky, weather
  • 定めなき空 【さだめなきそら】 changeable weather
  • 晴れた空 【はれたそら】 clear sky, cloudless sky
  • 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 空き 【あき】 space, room, gap, emptiness, vacancy, opening, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing
  • 空き缶 【あきかん】 empty can
  • 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 空 【から】 emptiness, being empty, not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed, dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
  • 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
  • もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
  • 空く 【すく】 to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry
  • 空かす 【すかす】 to feel hungry, to get hungry
  • 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless

Readings

Japanese names:
うつ、 き、 く
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kong1, kong4
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • cielo
  • atmósfera
  • vacío
  • vacante
  • quedarse vacío
  • vaciar

Portuguese

  • esvaziar
  • ceú
  • desocupado
  • vazio
  • vácuo

French

  • vide
  • ciel
  • vacant
  • creux
65 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
66 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
15 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
233 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3317 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
184 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
77 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
723 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
140 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
461 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1452 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2767 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1418 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1327 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25415 Morohashi
2227 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4192 New Nelson (John Haig)
1317 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1414 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
304 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
73 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m5.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
2-5-3 SKIP code
3010.1 Four corner code
1-22-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a7a Unicode hex code

宇

6 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
亅 宀 干
eaves, roof, house, heaven
On:
ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
883 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 宇 【ウ】 Ukraine
  • 宇 【ウ】 counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
  • 大宇 【ダイウ】 Daewoo (car company)
  • 航宇 【コウウ】 aerospace

Readings

Japanese names:
いえ、 たか、 ひろ、 ひろし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu3
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • edificio grande
  • cielo
  • sensación

Portuguese

  • Beira de telhado
  • teto
  • casa
  • paraíso

French

  • firmament
  • cieux
  • auvent
  • toit
  • maison
829 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
811 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
757 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1280 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1286 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
459 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
285 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
990 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1027 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1252 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
465 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2699 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1377 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1672 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7067 Morohashi
2175 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1309 New Nelson (John Haig)
1656 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1785 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
839 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
747 2001 Kanji
3m3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
3040.1 Four corner code
1-17-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b87 Unicode hex code

宙

8 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
｜ 宀 日 田
mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 宙 【チュウ】 space, air, midair, (from) memory, (by) heart
  • 宙返り 【チュウガエリ】 somersault, looping-the-loop
  • 小宇宙 【ショウウチュウ】 microcosmos, microcosm
  • 大宇宙 【ダイウチュウ】 macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos

Readings

Japanese names:
ひろ、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • en el aire
  • espacio
  • cielo
  • firmamento

Portuguese

  • aéreo
  • ar
  • espaço
  • céu
  • memorização
  • intervalo de tempo

French

  • plein ciel
  • air
  • espace
  • mémorisation
  • intervalle de temps
947 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
935 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
993 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1291 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1303 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
463 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
673 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
991 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1028 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1253 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
472 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2761 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1413 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1907 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1118 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7108 Morohashi
2221 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1318 New Nelson (John Haig)
1109 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1190 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
868 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
776 2001 Kanji
3m5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3060.2 Four corner code
1-35-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b99 Unicode hex code

防

7 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
阡 方
ward off, defend, protect, resist
Kun:
ふせ.ぐ
On:
ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
  • 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
  • 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
  • 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence

Kun reading compounds

  • 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid

Readings

Japanese names:
あた、 う、 ほう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang2
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • defender
  • proteger
  • aguantar
  • prevenir
  • presa
  • banco

Portuguese

  • desligar
  • defender
  • proteger
  • resistir

French

  • prévenir (un danger)
  • défendre
  • protéger
  • résister
718 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
812 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
791 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
325 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4980 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
680 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
983 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
374 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
513 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
522 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
781 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
725 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
320 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
203 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
242 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1311 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41576 Morohashi
270 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6429 New Nelson (John Haig)
1302 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1399 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
674 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3645 2001 Kanji
2d4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
1-2-4 SKIP code
7022.7 Four corner code
1-43-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9632 Unicode hex code

衛

16 strokes
Radical:
go, do 行
Parts:
口 彳 行 韋
Variants:
衞
defense, protection
On:
エイ、 エ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
  • 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
  • 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
  • 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
  • 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
  • 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
  • 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
  • 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)

Readings

Japanese names:
もり、 い、 まもる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • defensa
  • protección
  • guardián

Portuguese

  • defesa
  • proteção

French

  • défense
  • protection
551 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
646 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
617 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
394 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1639 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
686 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1722 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2452 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
815 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
834 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
780 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1617 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
938 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
526 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1661 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34073 Morohashi
760 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1776 New Nelson (John Haig)
1646 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1775 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
287 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
813 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2053 2001 Kanji
3i13.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
2122.1 Four corner code
2150.6 Four corner code
1-17-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
885b Unicode hex code

司

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
一 亅 口
director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Kun:
つかさど.る
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
  • 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
  • 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
  • にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

Kun reading compounds

  • 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control

Readings

Japanese names:
つ、 つか、 つかさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • dirigir
  • gobernar
  • ordenar

Portuguese

  • diretor
  • oficial
  • escritório do govt
  • regra
  • administrar

French

  • directeur
  • fonctionnaire
  • bureau administratif
  • gouverner
  • administrer
412 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
524 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
497 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
712 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
877 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
761 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
400 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
164 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
842 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
861 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1204 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
318 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3648 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1861 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2538 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1881 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3257 Morohashi
2931 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1863 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2007 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
451 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3549 2001 Kanji
3d2.14 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-4 SKIP code
1762.0 Four corner code
1-27-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f8 Unicode hex code

令

5 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 个 卩
orders, laws, command, decree, good
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
  • 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
  • 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
  • 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 りょう、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling4, ling2, ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • órdenes
  • leyes

Portuguese

  • pedidos
  • leis antigas
  • comando
  • decreto

French

  • ordre
  • anciennes lois
  • décret
736 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
603 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
668 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
496 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
303 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
831 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
998 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2489 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1413 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
387 Morohashi
1995 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 New Nelson (John Haig)
1401 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
460 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
2a3.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
8030.7 Four corner code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-46-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ee4 Unicode hex code

部

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
口 邦 立
Variants:
郶
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Kun:
-べ
On:
ブ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
36 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 部 【ブ】 department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty, club (at a school, university, etc.), team, part, portion, region, area, category, class, division, section, heading, counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
  • 部位 【ブイ】 part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
  • 情報部 【ジョウホウブ】 information bureau, intelligence department
  • 首脳部 【シュノウブ】 executives, top management, governing body

Readings

Japanese names:
とり、 ふ、 ぺ、 ま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu4
Korean:
bu

Spanish

  • sección
  • departamento
  • parte
  • copia

Portuguese

  • seção
  • biro
  • departamento
  • classe
  • cópia
  • parte
  • porção
  • sufixo para contagem de jornais ou revistas

French

  • partie
  • bureau
  • service
  • classe
  • copie
  • section
  • portion
  • compteur de copies (presse)
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444 2001 Kanji
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1-8-3 SKIP code
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0762.7 Four corner code
1-41-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90e8 Unicode hex code