Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
versify, singing, recital
On:
ギン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1956 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 吟 【ギン】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem, classical Chinese poetry form, stress of sound in noh song
  • 吟味 【ギンミ】 close examination, careful investigation, close inspection, careful selection, inquiry, enquiry, scrutiny, testing, investigation of a crime, inquiry into someone's guilt, winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game), reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
  • 愛吟 【アイギン】 love of reciting or singing favourite poems or songs
  • 詠吟 【エイギン】 reciting poetry

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin2
Korean:
um

Spanish

  • tararear
  • canturrear
  • gemir
  • quejarse

Portuguese

  • declamar
  • cantar
  • recital

French

  • versifier
  • réciter
  • récital
  • chant
1182 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1805 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
898 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1043 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
369 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1250 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1318 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1904 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
299 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
271 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
203 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1603 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3330 Morohashi
230 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
740 New Nelson (John Haig)
1589 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1714 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1104 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3760 2001 Kanji
3d4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
6802.7 Four corner code
1-22-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
541f Unicode hex code

20 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol
Parts:
Variants:
brew, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1838 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 醸成 【ジョウセイ】 brewing, fermenting, arousing, causing, creating, fermenting, bringing about
  • 醸造 【ジョウゾウ】 brewing
  • 銘醸 【メイジョウ】 famous winery, famous brewery
  • 佳醸 【カジョウ】 sweet sake, good wine

Kun reading compounds

  • 醸す 【かもす】 to brew (sake, etc.), to cause, to bring on, to bring about, to give rise to

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
niang4
Korean:
yang

Spanish

  • elaborar
  • preparar té
  • elaborar cerveza

Portuguese

  • fermentar
  • causa

French

  • brasser
  • causer
1425 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1777 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4804 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1547 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1840 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1837 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1987 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1651 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1799 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2086 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1090 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1483 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1541 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40064P Morohashi
1654 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6197 New Nelson (John Haig)
1527 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1647 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1934 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3265 2001 Kanji
7e13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-13 SKIP code
1063.2 Four corner code
1-30-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
91b8 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol
Parts:
sake, alcohol
Kun:
さけさか-
On:
シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1006 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 酒 【サケ】 alcohol, sake
  • 酒税 【シュゼイ】 liquor tax, tax on alcohol
  • 洋酒 【ヨウシュ】 Western wine and spirits, Western liquor
  • 清酒 【セイシュ】 refined sake

Kun reading compounds

  • 酒 【さけ】 alcohol, sake
  • 酒好き 【さけずき】 love of drink, fondness for alcohol, person who likes to drink, drinker
  • 手酌酒 【てじゃくさけ】 pouring one's own drinks, drinking alone
  • 小酒 【こさけ】 small drink, small amount of alcohol

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 さ、 し
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiu3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • sake
  • alcohol
  • vino de arroz

Portuguese

  • sake
  • álcool

French

  • saké
  • alcool
422 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
318 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
302 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
781 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2573 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
347 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
972 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1066 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
517 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
526 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
144 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1789 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
532 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
328 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
403 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1440 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39776 Morohashi
444 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6160 New Nelson (John Haig)
1428 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1535 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
356 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
375 2001 Kanji
3a7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3116.0 Four corner code
1-28-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9152 Unicode hex code