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口

3 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 囗
mouth
Kun:
くち
On:
コウ、 ク
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

径

8 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
又 土 彳
Variants:
徑 逕
diameter, path, method
Kun:
みち、 こみち、 さしわたし、 ただちに
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1435 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 径 【ケイ】 diameter
  • 経路 【ケイロ】 course, route, path, channel, process, stages
  • 半径 【ハンケイ】 radius
  • 口径 【コウケイ】 aperture, bore, calibre, caliber

Kun reading compounds

  • 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
  • 径書房 【こみちしょぼう】 Komichi Shobo Publishing Ltd (publishing company)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing4
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • diámetro
  • camino
  • método

Portuguese

  • diâmetro
  • caminho
  • método

French

  • diamètre
  • chemin
  • méthode
492 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
845 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1451 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1602 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1630 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1279 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
576 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1475 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1572 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1448 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
622 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
347 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
260 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
891 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10080P Morohashi
291 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1730 New Nelson (John Haig)
882 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
947 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
502 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2072 2001 Kanji
3i5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
2721.4 Four corner code
1-23-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f84 Unicode hex code

艦

21 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
二 皿 舟 臣 乞
warship
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 艦 【カン】 warship
  • 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
  • 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
  • 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
ham

Spanish

  • buque de guerra

Portuguese

  • navio de guerra

French

  • navire de guerre
1116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1299 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3881 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
942 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1693 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1665 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1779 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1892 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1598 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1817 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1893 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30571 Morohashi
1435 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4950 New Nelson (John Haig)
1875 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2020 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1938 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
874 2001 Kanji
6c15.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-15 SKIP code
1-6-14 SKIP code
2841.7 Four corner code
1-20-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8266 Unicode hex code

載

13 strokes
Radical:
cart, car 車
Parts:
土 戈 車
Variants:
ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44, record, publish
Kun:
の.せる、 の.る
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
825 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 載 【サイ】 10^44, hundred tredecillion
  • 採録 【サイロク】 recording, transcription
  • 積載 【セキサイ】 loading, carrying
  • 登載 【トウサイ】 running (an article), carrying, printing, publication, registration, record, listing, inclusion (on a list)

Kun reading compounds

  • 乗せる 【のせる】 to place on (something), to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board, to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board, to send out (on the airwaves, etc.), to deceive, to take for a ride, to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment), to let (someone) take part, to excite (someone), to publish (an article), to run (an ad)
  • 載る 【のる】 to be placed on, to be set on, to be piled on, to be loaded on, to appear (in print), to be mentioned, to be recorded, to be reported, to be given

Readings

Japanese names:
とし、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zai4, zai3
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • poner sobre
  • llevar (en coche
  • etc.)
  • salir en el periódico
  • un año

Portuguese

  • carga
  • multiplicação
  • força
  • 10 elevado a 44

French

  • charger
  • embarquer
  • monter dans
  • placer
  • étaler
  • 10**44
1295 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1038 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
789 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1257 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1799 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2050 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1124 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1176 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1307 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1778 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4091 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2077 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2814 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
365 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38309 Morohashi
3300 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5960 New Nelson (John Haig)
359 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
383 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1675 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
7c6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-7 SKIP code
4-13-4 SKIP code
4355.0 Four corner code
1-26-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8f09 Unicode hex code

砲

10 strokes
Radical:
stone 石
Parts:
勹 口 已 石
cannon, gun
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 砲 【ホウ】 gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
  • 砲火 【ホウカ】 gunfire, fire
  • 迫撃砲 【ハクゲキホウ】 mortar
  • 大砲 【タイホウ】 (large) gun, cannon, artillery, long-ball hitter, home-run hitter

Readings

Japanese names:
づつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pao4
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • cañón
  • pistola

Portuguese

  • canhão
  • arma

French

  • canon
  • fusil
1800 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1217 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3185 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
993 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1569 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1764 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1894 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1631 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1402 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1479 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
785 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1065 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
538 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24120P Morohashi
1151 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3998 New Nelson (John Haig)
532 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
571 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1372 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3356 2001 Kanji
5a5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-5 SKIP code
1761.2 Four corner code
1-43-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7832 Unicode hex code