Jisho

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On reading compounds

  • 嚢腫 【ノウシュ】 cyst
  • 嚢状 【ノウジョウ】 saclike, saccate, saccular
  • 土嚢 【ドノウ】 sandbag
  • 衣嚢 【イノウ】 pocket

Kun reading compounds

  • 袋 【ふくろ】 bag, sack, pouch, skin of an orange (and other like fruits), dead end, plot of land surrounded by water

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nang2, nang1
Korean:
nang

Spanish

Portuguese

French

124 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4633X Morohashi
5499 New Nelson (John Haig)
2883 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2894 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3d19.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-11 SKIP code
5073.2 Four corner code
1-39-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56a2 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

16 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:

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On reading compounds

  • 錐 【スイ】 cone, pyramid
  • 錐状体 【スイジョウタイ】 cone (cell)
  • 方錐 【ホウスイ】 square drill, regular pyramid
  • 角錐 【カクスイ】 pyramid

Kun reading compounds

  • 錐 【きり】 drill, gimlet, awl, auger
  • 錐揉み 【きりもみ】 tailspin, spin, drilling, boring
  • 嚢中の錐 【のうちゅうのきり】 cream rises to the top, a drill in a bag (will always poke through)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhui1
Korean:
chu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4875 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2190 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1558 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
40536 Morohashi
6294 New Nelson (John Haig)
2760 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2783 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
8a8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-8 SKIP code
8011.4 Four corner code
1-31-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9310 Unicode hex code