Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
throat, voice
Kun:
のど
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 喉 【コン】 fish, counter for fish
  • 喉頭 【コウトウ】 larynx
  • 咽喉 【インコウ】 throat, vital passage, key position
  • 耳鼻咽喉 【ジビインコウ】 ear, nose, and throat

Kun reading compounds

  • 喉 【のど】 throat, singing voice, gutter (inner margins of a book)
  • 喉赤蜂鳥 【のどあかはちどり】 ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou2
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • garganta

Portuguese

French

960 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2108 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
506 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3913 Morohashi
854 New Nelson (John Haig)
2164 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1768 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d9.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
6703.4 Four corner code
1-25-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5589 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
head, counter for large animals
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
  • 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
  • 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
  • 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
  • 頭 【ズ】 head
  • 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
  • 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
  • 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
  • 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
  • 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
  • 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat

Kun reading compounds

  • 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
  • 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
  • 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
  • ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
  • 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
  • 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
  • お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
  • 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
  • 頭 【かぶり】 head
  • 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)

Readings

Japanese names:
かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tou2, tou5
Korean:
du

Spanish

  • cabeza
  • principio
  • delantera

Portuguese

  • cabeça
  • sufixo para contagem de animais grandes

French

  • tête
  • compteur de gros animaux
294 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
203 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
186 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
386 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4469 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
519 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
275 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2504 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
166 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1889 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2019 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1453 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43490 Morohashi
1604 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6639 New Nelson (John Haig)
1441 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1549 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
234 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
238 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3061 2001 Kanji
9a7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-9 SKIP code
1118.6 Four corner code
1-38-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
982d Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
hump, high, noble, prosperity
On:
リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 隆盛 【リュウセイ】 prosperity, flourishing, thriving
  • 隆起 【リュウキ】 protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation
  • 興隆 【コウリュウ】 rise, prosperity
  • 膨隆 【ボウリュウ】 swelling up

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 たか、 たかし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2, long1
Korean:
ryung

Spanish

  • montículo
  • giba
  • alto
  • próspero
  • floreciente

Portuguese

  • corcova
  • alto
  • nobre
  • prosperidade

French

  • protubérance
  • haut
  • noble
  • prospérité
1901 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1255 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4999 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1193 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1876 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1313 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
946 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
976 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1926 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
741 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
661 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
401 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
498 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1575 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41720P Morohashi
545 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6455 New Nelson (John Haig)
1561 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1682 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1500 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3672 2001 Kanji
2d8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7721.4 Four corner code
1-46-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9686 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
rouse, wake up, get up
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
  • 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
  • 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
  • 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet

Kun reading compounds

  • 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
  • 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
  • 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
  • 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
  • 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi3
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • despertar
  • levantarse
  • comenzar
  • comienzo
  • despertar a alguien

Portuguese

  • despertar
  • acordar
  • levantar

French

  • se lever
  • se réveiller
  • début
  • se produire
  • provoquer
181 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
268 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
250 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
443 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4541 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
579 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
256 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1262 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
373 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
374 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
128 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1755 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4099 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2079 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
532 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37048 Morohashi
3307 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5849 New Nelson (John Haig)
526 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
565 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
246 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
352 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
3b7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
4780.1 Four corner code
1-21-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8d77 Unicode hex code