Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
right hand
Parts:
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
136 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 受 【ジュ】 vedana (sensation)
  • 受益 【ジュエキ】 benefitting by, benefiting by
  • 授受 【ジュジュ】 giving and receiving, transferring, transfer, changing hands
  • 収受 【シュウジュ】 reception, receiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 受ける 【うける】 to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball), to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.), to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence), to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge), to be given (e.g. life, talent), to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by), to follow, to succeed, to be descended from, to face (south, etc.), to be modified by, to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee, to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
  • 受かる 【うかる】 to pass (examination)

Readings

Japanese names:
じょ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou4
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • recipiente
  • acepción
  • aceptar
  • recibir
  • tomar
  • aprobar examen

Portuguese

  • aceitar
  • sofrer
  • atender (telefone)
  • tomar
  • obter
  • pegar
  • receber

French

  • subir
  • recevoir
  • accepter
  • répondre (téléphone)
  • prendre
  • obtenir
240 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
319 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
303 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
223 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2826 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
272 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
394 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
730 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
260 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
260 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
269 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
270 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3076 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2146 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
743 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3159 Morohashi
2421 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
678 New Nelson (John Haig)
735 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
794 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
298 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
304 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
2h6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
2-6-2 SKIP code
2-1-7 SKIP code
2040.7 Four corner code
1-28-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53d7 Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
mouth
Kun:
くち
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
  • 口径 【コウケイ】 aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
  • 開口 【カイコウ】 opening, aperture (e.g. camera), opening one's mouth, beginning to speak, open, broad
  • 経口 【ケイコウ】 taken by mouth, oral
  • 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
  • 口 【クチ】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
  • 猪口 【チョコ】 sake cup, small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
  • 赤口 【シャッコウ】 day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)

Kun reading compounds

  • 口 【くち】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
  • 口利き 【くちきき】 mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman, influential person, person of influence, eloquence, eloquent person, way of speaking
  • 切り口 【きりくち】 cut end, section, opening, slit, point of view, (different) perspective, new approach
  • 大口 【おおぐち】 big mouth, mouth opened wide, boastful speech, tall talk, bragging, boasting, large amount, large quantity

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kou3
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • boca
  • orificio
  • apertura

Portuguese

  • boca

French

  • bouche
27 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
34 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
20 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
213 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
868 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
38 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
29 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
54 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
54 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
167 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
276 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4189 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2119 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2865 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3227 Morohashi
3382 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
685 New Nelson (John Haig)
11 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
11 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
200 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
16 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3777 2001 Kanji
3d0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
3-3-0 SKIP code
6000.0 Four corner code
1-24-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53e3 Unicode hex code