Jisho

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半

5 strokes
Radical:
ten, complete 十
Parts:
｜ 二 并 十
half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Kun:
なか.ば
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
  • 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
  • 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
  • 過半 【カハン】 the greater part

Kun reading compounds

  • 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
  • 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle

Readings

Japanese names:
は
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban4
Korean:
ban

Spanish

  • mitad
  • medio
  • incompleto
  • semi-
  • semi
  • a medias
  • en parte

Portuguese

  • metade
  • médio
  • número ímpar
  • semi-
  • parte-

French

  • moitié
  • demi
  • milieu
  • nombre impair
129 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
214 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
195 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
224 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
132 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
150 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
213 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
88 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
243 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4313 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2936 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1210 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2707X Morohashi
3501 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
608 New Nelson (John Haig)
1202 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1286 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
324 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
113 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1055 2001 Kanji
0a5.24 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-3 SKIP code
9050.0 Four corner code
1-40-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
534a Unicode hex code

透

10 strokes (also 9)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
ノ 乃 込 禾
transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate
Kun:
す.く、 す.かす、 す.ける、 とう.る、 とう.す
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1035 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 透明 【トウメイ】 transparent, clear
  • 透析 【トウセキ】 dialysis
  • 失透 【シットウ】 devitrification
  • 市場浸透 【シジョウシントウ】 market penetration

Kun reading compounds

  • 透く 【すく】 to be transparent, to leave a gap
  • 透かす 【すかす】 to look through, to hold up to the light, to make an opening, to leave space, to space (lines), to prune (trees), to fart without making a sound
  • 透ける 【すける】 to be transparent, to show through
  • 透水 【とうすい】 permeation (e.g. of water), percolation, seepage
  • 透水性 【とうすいせい】 permeability

Readings

Japanese names:
とおる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tou4
Korean:
tu

Spanish

  • permear
  • penetrar
  • filtrar

Portuguese

  • transparente
  • permeear
  • filtrar
  • penetrar

French

  • transparent
  • s'infiltrer
  • pénétrer
1647 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1592 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4699 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1152 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1807 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1685 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1800 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1746 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
698 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3854 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1981 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2677 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
924 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38876P Morohashi
3108 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6059 New Nelson (John Haig)
915 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
981 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1399 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
2q7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
3-3-8 SKIP code
3230.2 Four corner code
1-38-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
900f Unicode hex code

過

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
冂 込 口
overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Kun:
す.ぎる、 す.ごす、 あやま.ち、 あやま.つ、 よぎ.る、 よ.ぎる
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
285 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 過 【カ】 surplus-, excess-, over-, per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
  • 過激 【カゲキ】 extreme (measure, idea, etc.), radical, violent (language), strenuous (exercise, work, etc.), excessive, (physically) demanding
  • 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
  • 輸出超過 【ユシュツチョウカ】 excess of exports

Kun reading compounds

  • 過ぎる 【すぎる】 to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond, to pass (of time), to elapse, to have expired, to have ended, to be over, to exceed, to surpass, to be above, to be no more than ..., to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...
  • 過ごす 【すごす】 to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live, to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol), to carry too far, to carry to excess, to take care of, to support, to overdo, to do too much, to ... without acting on it, to ... without getting involved
  • 過ち 【あやまち】 fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
  • 過ちて改めざるこれを過ちという 【あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという】 a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake
  • 過つ 【あやまつ】 to err
  • 過ぎる 【よぎる】 to go by, to cross, to pass by, to flash across
  • 過ぎる 【よぎる】 to go by, to cross, to pass by, to flash across

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo4, guo1
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • pasar
  • extralimitarse
  • exceder
  • fallo
  • error
  • traspasar
  • fallar

Portuguese

  • sobrepujar
  • exceder
  • ir além de
  • erro

French

  • passer
  • dépasser
  • excéder
  • erreur
562 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
659 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
629 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
399 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4723 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
368 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
963 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1804 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
413 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
419 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
284 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
705 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3891 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2003 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2704 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1302 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39002P Morohashi
3137 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6090 New Nelson (John Haig)
1293 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1389 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
230 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
750 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3649 2001 Kanji
2q9.18 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3730.2 Four corner code
1-18-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
904e Unicode hex code

型

9 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
一 ノ 二 刈 土 廾
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

液

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
亠 化 夕 汁 乞 攵
fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
On:
エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1210 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 液 【エキ】 liquid, fluid
  • 液化 【エキカ】 liquefaction
  • 乳液 【ニュウエキ】 latex (milky fluid found in plants), milky lotion (cosmetic), body milk
  • 体液 【タイエキ】 body fluid, semen

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ye4, yi4
Korean:
aeg

Spanish

  • líquido
  • fluido

Portuguese

  • fluido
  • líquido
  • suco
  • graxa
  • secreção

French

  • liquide
  • jus
  • fluide
  • sève
  • sécrétion
552 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
649 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
620 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1131 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2599 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
659 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
688 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
472 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
480 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
906 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1203 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
622 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
375 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
468 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1047 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17586 Morohashi
511 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3199 New Nelson (John Haig)
1038 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1116 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
724 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
367 2001 Kanji
3a8.29 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3014.7 Four corner code
1-17-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6db2 Unicode hex code

晶

12 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日
sparkle, clear, crystal
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 晶化 【ショウカ】 crystallization, crystallisation
  • 晶光 【ショウコウ】 brilliant light
  • 水晶 【スイショウ】 (rock) crystal, high purity quartz
  • 骸晶 【ガイショウ】 hopper crystal, skeleton crystal

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あき、 あきら、 ひかり、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • destello
  • brillo
  • cristalización

Portuguese

  • faísca
  • claro
  • cristalino

French

  • étinceler
  • cristal
  • clair
1403 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1698 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2137 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1582 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1408 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1740 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1645 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1758 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1808 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
977 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1601 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
22 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14000 Morohashi
2474 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2482 New Nelson (John Haig)
22 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
22 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1546 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-8 SKIP code
6066.0 Four corner code
1-30-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6676 Unicode hex code