Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
广
T'ang, China, foreign
Kun:
から
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1727 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 唐 【トウ】 Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907), T'ang dynasty, China, foreign country
  • 唐土 【モロコシ】 China, Chinese
  • 頽唐 【タイトウ】 decadence, decline
  • 後唐 【コウトウ】 Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937), Later T'ang dynasty

Kun reading compounds

  • 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
  • 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands

Readings

Japanese names:
かろ、 たん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tang2
Korean:
dang

Spanish

  • Tang (antigua dinastía china)
  • China

Portuguese

  • T'ang
  • China

French

  • T'ang
  • Chine
1645 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1668 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1516 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1856 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1135 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1246 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1697 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1813 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1727 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
292 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3867 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1988 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2685 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1165 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3709P Morohashi
3115 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
812 New Nelson (John Haig)
1157 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1241 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1318 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
577 2001 Kanji
3q7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
0026.7 Four corner code
1-37-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5510 Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
one
Parts:
Variants:
three
Kun:
み.つみっ.つ
On:
サンゾウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 三 【サン】 three, 3
  • 三 【サン】 three
  • 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
  • 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
  • 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)

Kun reading compounds

  • 三 【さん】 three, 3
  • 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
  • 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
  • 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
  • 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
  • 3つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
san1
Korean:
sam

Spanish

  • tres
  • 3

Portuguese

  • três

French

  • trois
3 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
3 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
23 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
8 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
22 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
4 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
5 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2423 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1225 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12 Morohashi
1924 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
8 New Nelson (John Haig)
3 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
3 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
10 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3072 2001 Kanji
0a3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-2 SKIP code
1010.1 Four corner code
1-27-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e09 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
dish
Parts:
basin, lantern festival, tray
On:
ボン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 盆 【ボン】 tray, family, household, Obon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, gambler's den
  • 盆栽 【ボンサイ】 bonsai, miniature potted plant
  • 旧盆 【キュウボン】 Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
  • 海盆 【カイボン】 ocean basin

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pen2
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • bandeja
  • fiesta de las linternas

Portuguese

  • bacia
  • bandeja

French

  • bassin
  • fête des lanternes (oBon)
  • plateau
1828 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1873 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
594 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1087 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1552 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1099 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1314 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1369 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2581 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1317 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1788 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1461 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22959 Morohashi
2079 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3889 New Nelson (John Haig)
1449 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1557 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1285 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2074 2001 Kanji
2o7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-4-5 SKIP code
8010.7 Four corner code
1-43-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76c6 Unicode hex code