Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 句 【ク】 section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph, phrase, verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry), haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc., maxim, saying, idiom, expression, clause (e.g. in a database query language)
  • 区切り 【クギリ】 pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation, break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
  • 絶句 【ゼック】 being lost for words, becoming speechless, jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
  • 慣用句 【カンヨウク】 idiom, set phrase, idiomatic phrase

Readings

Japanese names:
すく
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4, gou1
Korean:
gu, gwi

Spanish

  • frase
  • cláusula
  • sentencia
  • oración
  • párrafo

Portuguese

  • frase
  • cláusula
  • sentença
  • passagem
  • parágrafo

French

  • phrase
  • clause
  • paragraphe
  • passage
  • compteur de haïku
592 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
683 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
655 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1258 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
745 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
795 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1123 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
337 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
337 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
663 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
315 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3685 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1881 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2561 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
65 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3234 Morohashi
2967 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
693 New Nelson (John Haig)
65 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
69 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
650 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2549 2001 Kanji
3d2.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
2762.0 Four corner code
1-22-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53e5 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
Variants:
spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 点 【テン】 dot, spot, point, speck, mark, mark (in an exam, etc.), grade, score, points, point (in a game), score, goal, run, point, point, aspect, matter, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint, (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point), dot, "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character), counter for points, marks, goals, etc., counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
  • 点検 【テンケン】 detailed inspection, thorough examination, checking
  • 最重点 【サイジュウテン】 very important point
  • 同点 【ドウテン】 same score, deadlock, tie, draw

Kun reading compounds

  • 点ける 【つける】 to turn on, to switch on, to light up
  • 点く 【つく】 to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to catch fire, to ignite, to start burning, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to come on
  • 点てる 【たてる】 to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony
  • 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn
  • 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
  • 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dian3
Korean:
jeom

Spanish

  • punto
  • marca

Portuguese

  • ponto
  • marca
  • ponto decimal

French

  • point
  • note
  • allumer
  • virgule (décimales)
285 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
196 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
179 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
804 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
229 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
714 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
169 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
169 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1275 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2587 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1322 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1793 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
171 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18980 Morohashi
2084 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3412 New Nelson (John Haig)
169 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
181 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
175 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
185 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1240 2001 Kanji
2m7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2133.6 Four corner code
1-37-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
70b9 Unicode hex code