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嘉

14 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
力 口 士
applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious
Kun:
よみ.する、 よい
On:
カ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
  • 嘉納 【カノウ】 accepting with pleasure
  • 正嘉 【ショウカ】 Shōka era (1257.3.14-1259.3.26)

Kun reading compounds

  • 嘉する 【よみする】 to praise (someone of lower status), to extol, to applaud, to esteem

Readings

Japanese names:
ひろ、 よし、 よしみ、 かず、 よ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia1
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • bueno
  • bonito
  • alabar
  • alegrarse

Portuguese

French

1136 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1915 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2184 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2041 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2953 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1516 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2056 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
4176 Morohashi
2340 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
887 New Nelson (John Haig)
2852 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2868 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3p11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-11 SKIP code
4046.1 Four corner code
1-18-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5609 Unicode hex code

肴

8 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
一 丶 ノ 月
accompaniment for drinks
Kun:
さかな
On:
コウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

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  • 佳肴 【カコウ】 delicacy, rare treat, good-eating fish
  • 美味佳肴 【ビミカコウ】 delicacies, epicurean dishes

Kun reading compounds

  • 肴 【さかな】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, performance to liven up a bar, conversation to liven up a party
  • 肴にする 【さかなにする】 to have as a side order (with drinks), to make fun of someone, to laugh at someone's expense
  • 酒肴 【しゅこう】 food and (alcoholic) drinks, food eaten with an alcoholic drink, accompaniment to a drink
  • 酒の肴 【さけのさかな】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yao2
Korean:
hyo

Spanish

  • tapa
  • acompañamiento para la bebida

Portuguese

French

  • amuse-gueule
3735 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2567 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1780 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1502 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29322 Morohashi
4767 New Nelson (John Haig)
2896 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2905 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4b4.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-26-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
80b4 Unicode hex code

雖

17 strokes
Radical:
small bird 隹
Parts:
口 虫 隹
although, however
Kun:
いえど.も、 これ
On:
スイ

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Kun reading compounds

  • 雖も 【いえども】 even though, despite, notwithstanding

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sui1
Korean:
su

Spanish

Portuguese

French

5034 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
42104 Morohashi
6510 New Nelson (John Haig)
8c9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-8 SKIP code
6011.4 Four corner code
1-74-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96d6 Unicode hex code

食

9 strokes
Radical:
eat, food 食 (飠)
Parts:
食
eat, food
Kun:
く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
On:
ショク、 ジキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
  • 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
  • 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
  • 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
  • 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
  • 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
  • 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
  • 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

Kun reading compounds

  • 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
  • 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
  • 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
  • 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
  • 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
  • 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord

Readings

Japanese names:
ぐい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi2, si4
Korean:
sig, sa

Spanish

  • alimento
  • comida
  • eclipse
  • comer

Portuguese

  • comer
  • comida
  • alimento

French

  • manger
  • nourriture
253 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
163 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
146 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
269 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5154 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
283 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
99 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1159 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
322 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
131 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1900 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2578 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1484 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44014 Morohashi
2075 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6674 New Nelson (John Haig)
1472 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
207 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
180 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2865 2001 Kanji
8b0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
8073.2 Four corner code
1-31-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
98df Unicode hex code

旨

6 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
匕 日
delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
Kun:
むね、 うま.い
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 旨意 【シイ】 intent, purpose, aim
  • 旨趣 【シシュ】 objective, purport, intent
  • 本旨 【ホンシ】 main object, principal object, true aim
  • 宗旨 【シュウシ】 tenets (of a religious sect), doctrines, (religious) sect, denomination, religion, faith, one's principles, one's tastes, one's preferences

Kun reading compounds

  • 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
  • 旨とする 【むねとする】 to make it a principle to ..., to aim at doing
  • その旨 【そのむね】 (words to) that effect
  • 御旨 【みむね】 God's will
  • 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
  • うまい汁 【うまいしる】 the lion's share, the cream

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • principio
  • idea
  • significado
  • delicioso
  • habilidoso
  • es decir

Portuguese

  • delicioso
  • sabor
  • mostra um gosto para
  • vontade
  • inteligente
  • perito

French

  • délicieux
  • très bien
  • savoureux
  • avoir un penchant pour
  • portée
  • volonté
  • intelligent
  • expert
1312 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1151 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
752 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1069 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1403 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
263 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1040 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1081 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1349 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
232 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2516 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1278 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1744 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
465 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13738 Morohashi
2024 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2414 New Nelson (John Haig)
455 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
493 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1077 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1278 2001 Kanji
4c2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2160.1 Four corner code
2260.1 Four corner code
1-27-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e8 Unicode hex code

知

8 strokes
Radical:
arrow 矢
Parts:
口 矢 乞
know, wisdom
Kun:
し.る、 し.らせる
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
  • 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
  • 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
  • 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about

Kun reading compounds

  • 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
  • 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
  • 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
  • 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform

Readings

Japanese names:
さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1, zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • conocer
  • saber
  • entender

Portuguese

  • saber
  • sabedoria

French

  • savoir
  • sagesse
112 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
186 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
169 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
207 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3169 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
229 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
636 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
214 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1394 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1446 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1231 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23935 Morohashi
1127 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3978 New Nelson (John Haig)
1223 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
73 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
160 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2377 2001 Kanji
3d5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
8640.0 Four corner code
1-35-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77e5 Unicode hex code