Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
kneel
Parts:
Variants:
instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1167 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 即 【ソク】 instantly, immediately, at once, equals, means, is, oneness (of two opposing things), inseparability
  • 即位 【ソクイ】 accession to the throne, enthronement
  • 相即 【ソウソク】 coming together and dissolving into oneness, being closely related, being inseparable
  • 即即 【ソクソク】 immediate sex (without taking a shower first)

Kun reading compounds

  • 就く 【つく】 to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed, to ascend (the throne), to accede, to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart, to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
  • 就ける 【つける】 to install (a king, emperor, etc.), to appoint (to a post), to promote, to assign (to study under)
  • 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
jeug

Spanish

  • a la vez
  • sino
  • enseguida
  • es decir

Portuguese

  • instante
  • a saber
  • como está
  • comformar-se
  • concordar
  • adaptar-se

French

  • instantané
  • c'est-à-dire
  • en l'état
  • se conformer
  • être d'accord
  • être adapté
1534 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1052 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3886 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1678 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1113 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
648 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
463 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
471 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
700 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
253 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1439 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
763 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1036 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1474 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2855 Morohashi
1120 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
633 New Nelson (John Haig)
1462 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1572 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1102 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3844 2001 Kanji
2e5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
7772.0 Four corner code
1-34-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5373 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
versify, singing, recital
On:
ギン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1956 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 吟 【ギン】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem, classical Chinese poetry form, stress of sound in noh song
  • 吟味 【ギンミ】 close examination, careful investigation, close inspection, careful selection, inquiry, enquiry, scrutiny, testing, investigation of a crime, inquiry into someone's guilt, winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game), reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
  • 愛吟 【アイギン】 love of reciting or singing favourite poems or songs
  • 詠吟 【エイギン】 reciting poetry

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin2
Korean:
um

Spanish

  • tararear
  • canturrear
  • gemir
  • quejarse

Portuguese

  • declamar
  • cantar
  • recital

French

  • versifier
  • réciter
  • récital
  • chant
1182 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1805 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
898 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1043 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
369 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1250 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1318 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1904 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
299 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
271 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
203 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1603 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3330 Morohashi
230 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
740 New Nelson (John Haig)
1589 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1714 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1104 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3760 2001 Kanji
3d4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
6802.7 Four corner code
1-22-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
541f Unicode hex code