Jisho

×

4 strokes
Radical:
right hand
Parts:
anti-
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
191 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 反 【ハン】 anti-, antithesis, fanqie, traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
  • 反映 【ハンエイ】 reflection (of light), reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.), application (of an update, changes, etc.), taking effect
  • 離反 【リハン】 estrangement, alienation, disaffection, desertion, defection, breakaway
  • 造反 【ゾウハン】 rebellion
  • 反故 【ホゴ】 wastepaper, scrap paper
  • 謀反 【ムホン】 rebellion, revolt, insurrection, treason
  • 反 【タン】 variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length, 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres), six ken (10.91 m)
  • 反物 【タンモノ】 fabric, cloth, textiles, drapery, dry-goods, piece goods, measure of kimono material
  • 減反 【ゲンタン】 reduction (of crop size), reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
  • 一反 【イッタン】 one-tenth hectare
  • 反故 【ホゴ】 wastepaper, scrap paper
  • 反古籠 【ホグカゴ】 wastebasket

Kun reading compounds

  • 反る 【そる】 to warp, to curve, to arch, to bend, to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
  • 反らす 【そらす】 to bend, to warp, to curve
  • 返す 【かえす】 to return (something), to restore, to put back, to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn, to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate, to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back, to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back), to do again, to do repeatedly
  • 返る 【かえる】 to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, to become extremely, to become completely

Readings

Japanese names:
そり、 た
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fan3
Korean:
ban, beon

Spanish

  • anti-
  • opuesto
  • devolver
  • reflejar
  • curvarse

Portuguese

  • anti-

French

  • anti-
492 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
393 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
371 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
183 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
817 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
342 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
391 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
69 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
324 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
362 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
267 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3663 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1869 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2549 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
730 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3127 Morohashi
2945 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674 New Nelson (John Haig)
722 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
779 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
146 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
244 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3367 2001 Kanji
2p2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
7124.7 Four corner code
1-40-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53cd Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
restore, return to, revert, resume
Kun:
また
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
438 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 復権 【フッケン】 rehabilitation, reinstatement, restoration of rights
  • 復員 【フクイン】 demobilization, demobilisation, repatriation
  • 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
  • 障害回復 【ショウガイカイフク】 fault recovery

Kun reading compounds

  • 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect
  • 又々 【またまた】 once again, yet again, (there you go) again

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4
Korean:
bog, bu

Spanish

  • volver
  • regresar
  • repetir
  • tomar represalias

Portuguese

  • restaurar
  • retornar
  • reverter
  • recomeçar

French

  • retourner
  • restaurer
  • reprendre
710 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
803 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
782 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
585 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1627 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
588 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
525 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1571 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
917 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
939 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
521 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
634 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
701 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
420 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
527 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
884 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10183 Morohashi
575 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1760 New Nelson (John Haig)
875 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
940 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
766 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
3i9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
2824.7 Four corner code
1-41-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fa9 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Kun:
のり
On:
ホウハッホッフラン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
  • 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
  • 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
  • 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
  • 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
  • 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
  • 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
  • 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra

Kun reading compounds

  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
  • 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
  • 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
  • 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa3, fa4
Korean:
beob

Spanish

  • método
  • ley
  • doctrina

Portuguese

  • método
  • lei
  • regra
  • princípio
  • modelo
  • sistema

French

  • méthode
  • loi
  • règle
  • principe
  • modèle
  • système
513 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
612 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
584 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
145 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2535 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
213 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
676 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
824 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
391 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
758 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17290 Morohashi
333 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3107 New Nelson (John Haig)
751 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
516 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371 2001 Kanji
3a5.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3413.1 Four corner code
1-43-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cd5 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
603 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
  • 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
  • 監修 【カンシュウ】 (editorial) supervision, general editorship, supervising director
  • 改修 【カイシュウ】 repair, improvement
  • 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
  • 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
  • 逆修 【ギャクシュ】 holding a memorial service for oneself, an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person

Kun reading compounds

  • 修める 【おさめる】 to study, to complete (a course), to cultivate, to master, to order (one's life), to repair (a fault one has committed)
  • 修まる 【おさまる】 to reform (oneself), to conduct oneself well

Readings

Japanese names:
おき、 なが、 のぶ、 おさむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu1
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • disciplina
  • reparación
  • arreglo
  • dominar
  • controlar
  • controlarse

Portuguese

  • disciplina
  • estudo
  • mestre

French

  • discipline
  • bien se conduire
  • étudier
  • maîtriser
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
730 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
704 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
644 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
491 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
563 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
321 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1038 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
945 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
975 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1175 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
107 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
138 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
92 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
105 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1738 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
721 Morohashi
123 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
260 New Nelson (John Haig)
1722 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1858 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
715 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2160 2001 Kanji
2a8.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
1-3-7 SKIP code
2822.2 Four corner code
2722.2 Four corner code
1-29-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fee Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
bitter
Parts:
Variants:
resign, word, term, expression
Kun:
や.めるいな.む
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
633 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 辞 【ジ】 address (e.g. opening or closing remarks), speech, words, ci (Chinese literary form), ancillary word
  • 辞意 【ジイ】 intention to resign
  • 弔辞 【チョウジ】 message of condolence, memorial address
  • 修辞 【シュウジ】 figure of speech, rhetorical flourish

Kun reading compounds

  • 辞める 【やめる】 to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
  • 否む 【いなむ】 to refuse, to decline, to deny

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ci2
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • renuncia
  • dimisión
  • palabra
  • discurso
  • retirarse
  • abandonar

Portuguese

  • pedir demissão
  • palavra
  • termo
  • expressão

French

  • démission
  • mot
  • terme
  • expression
626 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
528 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
500 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
868 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3860 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
594 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
945 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1918 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
688 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
701 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
931 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1785 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1726 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
922 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1511 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38638 Morohashi
1364 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6000 New Nelson (John Haig)
1497 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1613 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
605 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2255 2001 Kanji
5b8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
2064.1 Four corner code
1-28-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8f9e Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Kun:
わざ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
434 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 技 【ワザ】 technique, art, skill, move
  • 技巧 【ギコウ】 technique, finesse
  • 国技 【コクギ】 national sport
  • 陸上競技 【リクジョウキョウギ】 track-and-field events

Kun reading compounds

  • 技 【わざ】 technique, art, skill, move
  • 技あり 【わざあり】 waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
  • 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
  • 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • habilidad
  • arte
  • técnica

Portuguese

  • habilidade
  • arte
  • ofício
  • capacidade
  • façanha
  • performance
  • vocação
  • artes

French

  • habileté
  • art
  • technique
  • jeu (d'acteur)
  • prouesse
  • métier
  • vocation
  • arts
579 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
673 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
644 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
387 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1853 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
463 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
558 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
381 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
871 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
891 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
369 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
857 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
185 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
719 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11855 Morohashi
248 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2092 New Nelson (John Haig)
712 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
769 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
665 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c4.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
5404.7 Four corner code
1-21-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6280 Unicode hex code