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

4 strokes
Radical:
corpse
Parts:
shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
Kun:
さし
On:
シャクセキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 尺 【シャク】 shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length
  • 尺度 【シャクド】 gauge, standard, measure, criterion, index, length, size, (measuring) rule, scale
  • 大尺 【ダイシャク】 large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
  • 対数尺 【タイスウジャク】 logarithmic scale
  • 尺寸 【シャクスン】 (something) tiny, trifle
  • 尺地 【セキチ】 small plot of land
  • 咫尺 【シセキ】 very short distance

Kun reading compounds

  • 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
  • 畳尺 【たたみじゃく】 folding ruler, collapsible ruler

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chi3, che3
Korean:
cheog

Spanish

  • regla
  • medida
  • antigua unidad de medida

Portuguese

  • shaku
  • pé Japonês
  • medida
  • escala
  • regra

French

  • shaku (30,303 cm)
  • mesure
  • échelle
  • règle
895 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
884 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1842 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1377 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1781 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1227 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
96 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1895 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2071 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
762 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
521 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4248 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2146 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2896 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1079 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7632 Morohashi
3440 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1404 New Nelson (John Haig)
1070 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1151 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
830 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3762 2001 Kanji
3r1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
3-3-1 SKIP code
7780.7 Four corner code
1-28-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c3a Unicode hex code