Jisho

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名

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 夕
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun:
な、 -な
On:
メイ、 ミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
  • 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
  • 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
  • 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
  • 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
  • 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym

Kun reading compounds

  • 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
  • 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
  • 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

Readings

Japanese names:
と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • nombre
  • célebre
  • distinguido
  • reputación

Portuguese

  • nome
  • fama
  • distinção
  • reputação

French

  • nom
  • célèbre
  • fameux
  • réputation
140 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
71 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
116 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
346 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
82 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3297 Morohashi
2169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
716 New Nelson (John Haig)
112 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
53 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2577 2001 Kanji
3d3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-1 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2760.0 Four corner code
1-44-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d Unicode hex code

探

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
儿 冖 扎 木
grope, search, look for
Kun:
さぐ.る、 さが.す
On:
タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 探検 【タンケン】 exploration, expedition
  • 探求 【タンキュウ】 search, quest, pursuit
  • 内探 【ナイタン】 private inquiry, private enquiry, secret investigation
  • 独探 【ドクタン】 German spy

Kun reading compounds

  • 探る 【さぐる】 to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for, to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out, to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)
  • 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan4, tan1
Korean:
tam

Spanish

  • explorar
  • indagar
  • buscar
  • sondear

Portuguese

  • tatear
  • pesquisar
  • procurar

French

  • chercher
  • tâtonner
  • enquête
942 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
930 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1239 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1236 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
578 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1316 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
535 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1258 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
908 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
613 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1340 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12276 Morohashi
505 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 New Nelson (John Haig)
1327 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1425 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
927 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1364 2001 Kanji
3c8.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5709.4 Four corner code
1-35-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a2 Unicode hex code

偵

11 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ハ 卜 目 貝
spy
On:
テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
  • 偵察衛星 【テイサツエイセイ】 reconnaissance satellite, spy satellite
  • 内偵 【ナイテイ】 secret investigation, private enquiry, private inquiry, reconnaissance, scouting
  • 密偵 【ミッテイ】 spy, secret agent, spying

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • espiar
  • inquirir

Portuguese

  • espião

French

  • espion
1619 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1878 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
502 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1839 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1060 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1928 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2113 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1765 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
121 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
157 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
106 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
122 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
990 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
898 Morohashi
138 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
270 New Nelson (John Haig)
981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1056 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1410 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a9.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-9 SKIP code
2128.6 Four corner code
1-36-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5075 Unicode hex code

紺

11 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
小 幺 甘 糸
dark blue, navy
On:
コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1825 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 紺 【コン】 navy blue, deep blue
  • 紺屋 【コウヤ】 dyer
  • 紫紺 【シコン】 dark purple, bluish purple
  • 茄子紺 【ナスコン】 dusky purple, dark purple, eggplant color

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan4
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • azul oscuro
  • azul marino

Portuguese

  • azul escuro
  • azul-marinho

French

  • bleu marine
1279 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1738 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3517 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1653 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1629 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1954 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1493 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1592 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1562 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1524 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1688 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
899 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1219 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1774 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27362 Morohashi
1332 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4466 New Nelson (John Haig)
1758 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1895 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1472 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2778 2001 Kanji
6a5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-5 SKIP code
2497.0 Four corner code
1-26-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d3a Unicode hex code

碧

14 strokes
Radical:
stone 石
Parts:
口 王 白 石
blue, green
On:
ヘキ、 ヒャク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 碧雲 【ヘキウン】 bluish cloud, azure sky, blue sky
  • 碧海 【ヘキカイ】 blue sea, blue expanse of water

Readings

Japanese names:
みどり、 あお、 たま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi4
Korean:
byeog

Spanish

  • azul
  • verde

Portuguese

French

3208 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2225 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2176 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3515 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1815 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2469 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
24334 Morohashi
2836 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4027 New Nelson (John Haig)
2588 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2634 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5a9.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-9-5 SKIP code
1660.1 Four corner code
1-42-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
78a7 Unicode hex code

棺

12 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
｜ 口 宀 木
coffin, casket
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 棺 【カン】 coffin, casket
  • 棺桶 【カンオケ】 coffin, casket
  • 石棺 【セッカン】 sarcophagus, stone coffin
  • 納棺 【ノウカン】 placing a body in a coffin

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1
Korean:
gwan

Spanish

  • ataúd
  • féretro

Portuguese

  • Caixão fúnebre
  • caixa fechada

French

  • cercueil
1107 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1447 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2298 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1730 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1441 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1825 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1974 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1534 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1098 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1240 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
673 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
897 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1280 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14993 Morohashi
985 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2746 New Nelson (John Haig)
1272 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1364 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1551 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1877 2001 Kanji
4a8.25 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
4397.7 Four corner code
1-20-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
68fa Unicode hex code