Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
give, do something for, kingdom of Wu
Kun:
く.れるくれ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1729 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 呉 【ゴ】 Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze), Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE), Southern Wu, Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE), Eastern Wu, Sun Wu, Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
  • 豆汁 【ゴ】 go, soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
  • 藍子 【アイゴ】 mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish), dusky rabbitfish, sandy spinefoot

Kun reading compounds

  • 呉れる 【くれる】 to give, to let (one) have, to give, to do for one, to take the trouble to do, to do to someone's disadvantage
  • 呉れる 【くれる】 to give, to let (one) have, to give, to do for one, to take the trouble to do, to do to someone's disadvantage
  • 呉れ呉れも 【くれぐれも】 sincerely, earnestly, wholeheartedly, repeatedly, over and over, again and again
  • 何くれ 【なにくれ】 in various ways

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu2
Korean:
o, u

Spanish

  • dar
  • recibir
  • antigua provincia de China

Portuguese

  • fazer alguma coisa para

French

  • tu me donnes
  • faire pour moi
1237 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1422 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
583 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1002 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1130 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
735 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1436 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1526 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1929 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
322 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3156 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1620 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2206 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1915 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3365P Morohashi
2549 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
741 New Nelson (John Haig)
1897 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2046 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1105 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1261 2001 Kanji
2o5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
3-5-3 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
2-6-2 SKIP code
2680.1 Four corner code
1-24-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5449 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
victory, win, prevail, excel
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 勝 【ショウ】 win, victory, beautiful scenery, scenic spot, counter for wins
  • 勝因 【ショウイン】 cause of victory, reason for (one's) success
  • 必勝 【ヒッショウ】 certain victory
  • 快勝 【カイショウ】 sweeping victory, easy victory

Kun reading compounds

  • 勝つ 【かつ】 to win, to gain victory
  • 褐色 【かちいろ】 dark indigo (almost black)
  • 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
  • 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
  • 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
  • 勝つ 【かつ】 to win, to gain victory
  • 褐色 【かちいろ】 dark indigo (almost black)

Readings

Japanese names:
かち、 と、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sheng4, sheng1
Korean:
seung

Spanish

  • ganar
  • sobresalir

Portuguese

  • vitória
  • vencer
  • prevalecer
  • superar

French

  • victoire
  • gagner
  • l'emporter
  • surpasser
250 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
335 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
319 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
197 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3787 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
266 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
373 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1613 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
509 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
224 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1268 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
918 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2409 Morohashi
1005 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
553 New Nelson (John Haig)
1209 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1294 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
419 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
401 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3945 2001 Kanji
4b8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
7922.7 Four corner code
1-30-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52dd Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
profit, advantage, benefit
Kun:
き.く
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
  • 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
  • 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
  • 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)

Kun reading compounds

  • 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try

Readings

Japanese names:
かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • ganancia
  • ventaja
  • beneficio
  • ser efectivo

Portuguese

  • lucro
  • vantagem
  • benefício

French

  • profit
  • avantage
  • bénéfice
528 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
626 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
596 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
219 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3264 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
200 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
355 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
436 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
329 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
189 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1431 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
915 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1932 Morohashi
1114 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 New Nelson (John Haig)
906 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
491 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2243 2001 Kanji
5d2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
2290.0 Four corner code
1-45-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5229 Unicode hex code