Jisho

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3 strokes
Radical:
ten, complete
Parts:
thousand
Kun:
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
  • 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
  • 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
  • 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand

Kun reading compounds

  • 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
  • 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
  • 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
  • 8000 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • mil
  • muchos

Portuguese

  • Mil

French

  • mille
101 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
12 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
47 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
79 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
156 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
83 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
15 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
12 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
240 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4219 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2881 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
40 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2697 Morohashi
3411 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
599 New Nelson (John Haig)
40 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
40 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
335 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
11 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2255 2001 Kanji
2k1.2 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-3 SKIP code
2040.0 Four corner code
1-32-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5343 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Kun:
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
414 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 葉 【ヨウ】 counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc., counter for boats
  • 葉胃 【ヨウイ】 omasum, psalterium, third compartment of the stomach in ruminants
  • 紅葉 【コウヨウ】 leaves turning red (in autumn), red leaves, autumn colours, fall colors
  • 前頭葉 【ゼントウヨウ】 frontal lobe

Kun reading compounds

  • 葉 【は】 leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
  • 葉書 【はがき】 postcard, memo, note, card
  • 一葉 【いちよう】 one leaf, one page, one sheet, one card, one photo, one boat
  • 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression

Readings

Japanese names:
よ、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie2, ye4, she4
Korean:
yeob, seob

Spanish

  • hoja
  • contador de cosas planas
  • follaje

Portuguese

  • folha
  • avião
  • ponta
  • agulha
  • lâmina
  • lança
  • sufixo p/ contagem de coisas chatas

French

  • feuille
  • lobe
  • aiguille
  • brin (herbe)
  • fragment
  • compteur d'objets plats
327 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
428 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
405 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
405 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4001 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
179 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
870 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1991 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
569 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
663 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2912 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1497 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2024 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
233 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31387P Morohashi
2321 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5129 New Nelson (John Haig)
228 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
243 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
275 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
412 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1964 2001 Kanji
3k9.21 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
2-3-8 SKIP code
4490.4 Four corner code
1-45-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8449 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
white
Parts:
white, clear
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2428 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 皓月 【コウゲツ】 bright white moon
  • 皓々 【コウコウ】 bright (esp. of the moon), broad and empty
  • 皓々 【コウコウ】 bright (esp. of the moon), broad and empty

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 てる、 あき、 ひろ、 ひろし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hao4
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • blanco puro
  • blanco brillante

Portuguese

French

3105 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1639 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2169 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1513 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
800 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1092 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
22732X Morohashi
1180 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3875 New Nelson (John Haig)
2934 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2941 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4c8.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-7 SKIP code
2466.1 Four corner code
2566.0 Four corner code
1-66-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7693 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
awe, respect, honor, revere
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1078 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 敬 【ケイ】 reverence, respect
  • 敬意 【ケイイ】 respect, honour, honor
  • 失敬 【シッケイ】 rudeness, impoliteness, disrespect, impertinence, leaving, going (on one's way), saying goodbye, taking without permission, stealing, pinching, pilfering, my apologies, I must be going now, so long
  • 愛敬 【アイギョウ】 love and respect
  • ご愛嬌 【ゴアイキョウ】 entertainment, amusement, fun
  • 男は度胸女は愛敬 【オトコハドキョウオンナハアイキョウ】 men should be brave, women should be affable

Kun reading compounds

  • 敬う 【うやまう】 to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem

Readings

Japanese names:
け、 たか、 たかし、 たけ、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 ゆき、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing4
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • respeto
  • honor
  • mostrar respeto
  • respetar

Portuguese

  • temor
  • respeito
  • honra
  • reverencia

French

  • respect
  • déférence
  • honorer
  • révérer
766 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
856 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
846 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1247 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2055 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
857 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
591 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1691 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
705 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
718 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
478 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
943 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2136 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1117 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1517 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
340 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13285P Morohashi
1701 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2351 New Nelson (John Haig)
334 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
356 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
943 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1966 2001 Kanji
4i8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
4864.0 Four corner code
1-23-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
656c Unicode hex code