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  • 嘔吐 【オウト】 vomiting, emesis
  • 嘔気 【オウキ】 nausea

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ou1, ou3, ou4
Korean:
gu, hu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

982 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4200 Morohashi
884 New Nelson (John Haig)
2999 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2999 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d11.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
6101.6 Four corner code
1-51-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5614 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)
Kun:
は.くつ.く
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 吐露 【トロ】 expressing one's mind, speaking out
  • 吐息 【トイキ】 sigh, long breath
  • 嘔吐 【オウト】 Nausea (novel by Sartre)
  • 噴出性嘔吐 【フンシュツセイオウト】 projectile vomiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 吐く 【はく】 to vomit, to throw up, to spit up, to emit, to send forth, to breathe out, to give (an opinion), to make (a comment), to express, to tell, to confess
  • 吐く 【つく】 to breathe out, to breathe, to tell (a lie), to use (foul language), to vomit, to throw up, to spit up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tu3, tu4
Korean:
to

Spanish

  • escupir
  • vomitar

Portuguese

  • cuspir
  • vômito
  • arroto
  • confessar
  • contar (mentiras)

French

  • cracher
  • vomir
  • roter
  • avouer
  • dire des mensonges
1634 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1776 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
883 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1686 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1127 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
242 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1253 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1322 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1432 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
298 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
235 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
151 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
153 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3300 Morohashi
203 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
709 New Nelson (John Haig)
151 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
162 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1066 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3772 2001 Kanji
3d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
6401.0 Four corner code
1-37-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5410 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
line
Parts:
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
  • 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
  • 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China

Kun reading compounds

  • 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
  • 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
  • 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
  • そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
  • 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship

Readings

Japanese names:
あたる、 かなえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhong1, zhong4
Korean:
jung

Spanish

  • centro
  • dentro
  • interior
  • medio

Portuguese

  • em
  • interior
  • médio
  • meio
  • centro

French

  • dans
  • dedans
  • à l'intérieur
  • milieu
  • centre
  • moyenne
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
26 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
55 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
13 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
81 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
31 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
28 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
16 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4262 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
73 Morohashi
3451 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 New Nelson (John Haig)
39 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
32 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1655 2001 Kanji
0a4.40 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-35-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e2d Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
hinge, pivot, door, center of things
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 枢軸 【スウジク】 axle, pivot, center (of power, activity), central point, the Axis (WWII alliance)
  • 枢機卿 【スウキキョウ】 cardinal (Catholic church)
  • 神経中枢 【シンケイチュウスウ】 nerve centre, nerve center
  • 呼吸中枢 【コキュウチュウスウ】 respiratory center, respiratory centre

Kun reading compounds

  • 枢 【とぼそ】 cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge, door

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu1
Korean:
chu

Spanish

  • gozne
  • pivote
  • eje
  • punto vital

Portuguese

  • dobradiça
  • pivô
  • porta

French

  • pivot
  • charnière
  • porte
1464 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1839 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2208 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1442 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1422 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1023 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1062 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1530 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1076 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1076 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
581 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
770 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1713 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14577P Morohashi
865 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2588 New Nelson (John Haig)
1697 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1832 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1194 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1875 2001 Kanji
4a4.22 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4191.4 Four corner code
1-31-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67a2 Unicode hex code