Jisho

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参

8 strokes
Radical:
private 厶
Parts:
一 厶 彡
Variants:
參 叅
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Kun:
まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ
On:
サン、 シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 三 【サン】 three, 3
  • 参院 【サンイン】 House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
  • 日参 【ニッサン】 daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), visiting frequently, visiting daily
  • 推参 【スイサン】 paying an unannounced visit, rudeness
  • 参 【シン】 Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 参差 【シンシ】 of uneven heights or lengths

Kun reading compounds

  • 参る 【まいる】 to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)

Readings

Japanese names:
み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
can1, cen1, shen1
Korean:
sam, cham

Spanish

  • visita
  • asistencia
  • consulta
  • derrota
  • ir
  • venir
  • visitar [humilde]
  • asistir
  • ser derrotado

Portuguese

  • confuso
  • visitando
  • visitar
  • derrotar
  • dados
  • apaixonados

French

  • dérouté
  • déconcerté
  • trois (III)
  • aller
  • venir
  • visiter
  • être battu
  • mourir
  • follement amoureux
616 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
517 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
490 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
392 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
850 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
514 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
389 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
978 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
710 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
263 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2563 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1308 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1778 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1736 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3090 Morohashi
2066 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
666 New Nelson (John Haig)
1720 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1856 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
350 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
505 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2760 2001 Kanji
3j5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
2320.2 Four corner code
1-27-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53c2 Unicode hex code

考

6 strokes
Radical:
old 老 (耂)
Parts:
勹 老
consider, think over
Kun:
かんが.える、 かんが.え
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
196 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 考 【コウ】 thought, report on one's investigation into ..., deceased father
  • 考古学 【コウコガク】 archaeology, archeology
  • 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
  • 論考 【ロンコウ】 study (of), discussion, discourse, inquiry, research article, academic paper

Kun reading compounds

  • 考える 【かんがえる】 to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on), to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration, to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect, to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan, to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine, to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise, to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
  • 考え 【かんがえ】 thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept, idea, notion, imagination, intention, plan, design, consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection, wish, hope, expectation
  • 考え方 【かんがえかた】 way of thinking

Readings

Japanese names:
たか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kao3
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • idea
  • pensar
  • investigar
  • considerar

Portuguese

  • considerar
  • refletir

French

  • réfléchir
  • considérer
74 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
130 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
117 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
191 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3684 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
197 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
239 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
540 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
541 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
550 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1577 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3962 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2039 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2753 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1260 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28843 Morohashi
3196 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4697 New Nelson (John Haig)
1252 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1341 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
122 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1452 2001 Kanji
2k4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
3-4-2 SKIP code
4-7-4 SKIP code
4-6-4 SKIP code
2-4-3 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
4420.7 Four corner code
1-25-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8003 Unicode hex code

人

2 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
人
person
Kun:
ひと、 -り、 -と
On:
ジン、 ニン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
  • 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
  • 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
  • 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
  • 人 【ニン】 counter for people
  • 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
  • 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
  • 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent

Kun reading compounds

  • 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
  • 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
  • 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
  • いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren2
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • pessoa

French

  • être humain
  • personne
30 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
39 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
39 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
339 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
14 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
1 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
42 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
344 Morohashi
3368 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
99 New Nelson (John Haig)
951 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
7 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1262 2001 Kanji
2a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-31-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eba Unicode hex code

招

8 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
刀 口 扎
beckon, invite, summon, engage
Kun:
まね.く
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
840 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
  • 招集 【ショウシュウ】 call, summons, convening, convocation

Kun reading compounds

  • 招く 【まねく】 to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to, to call in, to send for, to summon, to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhao1
Korean:
cho, gyo

Spanish

  • invitar
  • convocar

Portuguese

  • aceno
  • convidar
  • encontro
  • empenhar

French

  • inviter
  • faire signe
  • appeler
  • éveiller (attention)
814 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
735 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
712 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
747 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1882 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
565 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
455 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
696 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
874 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
374 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
281 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
657 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11968 Morohashi
316 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2124 New Nelson (John Haig)
650 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
702 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
687 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3c5.22 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
5706.2 Four corner code
1-30-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62db Unicode hex code

致

10 strokes
Radical:
arrive 至
Parts:
厶 土 至 乞 攵
doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage
Kun:
いた.す
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
870 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 致命傷 【チメイショウ】 fatal wound
  • 致死 【チシ】 lethal, fatal
  • 招致 【ショウチ】 invitation, summons, bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics), calling
  • 誘致 【ユウチ】 attraction, lure, invitation

Kun reading compounds

  • 致す 【いたす】 to do

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
chi

Spanish

  • hacer llegar
  • invitar
  • causar
  • ejercer
  • hacer [humilde]

Portuguese

  • fazer
  • enviar
  • transmitir
  • causar
  • exercer
  • incorrer
  • empenhar

French

  • faire
  • causer
  • provoquer
  • commettre
  • envoyer
  • expédier
  • encourir
  • engager
1573 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
916 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3847 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1114 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1686 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1407 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
903 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
925 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
725 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1590 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1668 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
883 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1202 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
763 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30149X Morohashi
1316 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4904 New Nelson (John Haig)
756 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
818 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1384 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3166 2001 Kanji
4i6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
1814.0 Four corner code
1-35-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81f4 Unicode hex code