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

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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

16 strokes
Radical:
mortar
Parts:
entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 興行 【コウギョウ】 show, performance, act, entertainment industry, show business
  • 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
  • 新興 【シンコウ】 rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
  • 再興 【サイコウ】 revival, restoration, resuscitation
  • 興 【キョウ】 interest, entertainment, pleasure, implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
  • 興味 【キョウミ】 interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
  • 一興 【イッキョウ】 amusement, fun, brief entertainment
  • 遊興 【ユウキョウ】 merrymaking (esp. wine and women), pleasures

Kun reading compounds

  • 興る 【おこる】 to rise, to flourish
  • 興す 【おこす】 to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous, to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence

Readings

Japanese names:
おき、 おこっ、 とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing1, xing4
Korean:
heung

Spanish

  • popularizarse
  • popularizar
  • interés
  • prosperar
  • poner en marcha
  • promover

Portuguese

  • entreter
  • reviver
  • recuperar
  • interesse
  • prazer

French

  • intérêt
  • divertir
  • ranimer
  • rétablir (fortune)
  • plaisir
  • prospérer
589 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
702 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
652 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
695 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
615 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
338 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1687 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2586 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
368 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
369 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
631 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
158 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3622 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1852 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2525 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1438 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30226 Morohashi
2909 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4913 New Nelson (John Haig)
1426 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1533 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
490 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
814 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2661 2001 Kanji
2o14.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-14-2 SKIP code
7780.1 Four corner code
1-22-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8208 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
horse
Parts:
Variants:
station
On:
エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
  • 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
  • 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
  • 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
yeog

Spanish

  • estación

Portuguese

  • estação

French

  • gare
158 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
253 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
233 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
384 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
189 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
101 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2172 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
284 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
284 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
56 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1915 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1184 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1618 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2003 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44633P Morohashi
1822 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6735 New Nelson (John Haig)
1984 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2138 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
426 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3462 2001 Kanji
10a4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
7738.7 Four corner code
1-17-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99c5 Unicode hex code