Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Kun:
うつわ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
  • 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
  • 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon

Kun reading compounds

  • 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
  • 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • utensilio
  • vasija
  • receptáculo
  • envase
  • caldera

Portuguese

  • utensilio
  • vasol
  • receptaculo
  • implementar
  • instrumento
  • capacidade
  • recipiente
  • ferramenta
  • conjunto

French

  • ustensile
  • récipient
  • instrument
  • appareil
  • capacité
  • outil
  • service (de table)
372 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
475 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
452 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
483 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
994 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
398 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
419 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2378 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
527 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
682 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
334 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
122 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4349P Morohashi
2713 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898 New Nelson (John Haig)
121 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
127 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
624 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3777 2001 Kanji
3d12.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
4-15-1 SKIP code
6666.3 Four corner code
1-20-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5668 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
On:
ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 材 【ザイ】 wood, lumber, timber, (raw) material, stuff, talent, ability, capable person
  • 材質 【ザイシツ】 material, material properties, quality of material, quality of wood, quality of lumber
  • 器材 【キザイ】 tools and materials, equipment and materials
  • 廃材 【ハイザイ】 scrap wood, waste wood, waste, waste material, scrap material

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 さい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cai2
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • talento
  • habilidad
  • material
  • leño

Portuguese

  • tábuas
  • registro
  • pau
  • madeira
  • talento

French

  • matériaux
  • ingrédients
  • bois de charpente
  • bille de bois
  • bûche
  • talent
403 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
511 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
485 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
590 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2189 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
284 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
619 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
420 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
552 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
561 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
740 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1071 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1031 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
560 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
690 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14463 Morohashi
836 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2561 New Nelson (John Haig)
683 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
738 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
481 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1847 2001 Kanji
4a3.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
4490.0 Four corner code
1-26-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6750 Unicode hex code