Jisho

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国

8 strokes
Radical:
enclosure 囗
Parts:
丶 囗 王
Variants:
國 圀
country
Kun:
くに
On:
コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
  • 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
  • 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
  • 異国 【イコク】 foreign country

Kun reading compounds

  • 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
  • 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
  • お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
  • 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world

Readings

Japanese names:
くな、 こ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo2
Korean:
gug

Spanish

  • país

Portuguese

  • País
  • terra
  • nação

French

  • pays
79 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
136 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
123 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
8 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1037 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
111 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
745 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
40 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
40 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
151 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
344 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3831 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1964 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2659 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
588 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4752 Morohashi
3087 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
950 New Nelson (John Haig)
581 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
624 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
158 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
3s5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
6010.3 Four corner code
1-25-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56fd Unicode hex code

際

14 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
ノ 二 小 阡 癶 示
occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Kun:
きわ、 -ぎわ
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
  • 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
  • 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
  • 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating

Kun reading compounds

  • 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
  • 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
  • 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments

Readings

Japanese names:
わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • límite
  • frontera
  • asociación
  • unión
  • ocasión

Portuguese

  • ocasião
  • lado
  • margem
  • limite
  • indecente
  • ousado
  • perigoso
  • vez
  • quando

French

  • occasion
  • côté
  • accotement
  • bord
  • dangereux
  • aventureux
  • indécent
  • temps
  • quand
612 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
710 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
683 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
300 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5018 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
424 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
992 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2073 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
618 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
474 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
750 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
874 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
503 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
646 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1305 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41820 Morohashi
714 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6478 New Nelson (John Haig)
1296 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1392 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
189 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
789 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3641 2001 Kanji
2d11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
1-2-11 SKIP code
7729.1 Four corner code
1-26-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
969b Unicode hex code

貢

10 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
ハ 工 目 貝
tribute, support, finance
Kun:
みつ.ぐ
On:
コウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
956 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 貢 【コウ】 tribute
  • 貢献 【コウケン】 contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause), paying tribute, tribute
  • 朝貢 【チョウコウ】 bringing tribute
  • 幣貢 【ヘイコウ】 offering, tribute

Kun reading compounds

  • 貢ぐ 【みつぐ】 to support (someone) financially, to finance, to supply (money), to give (in support), to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gong4
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • tributo
  • finanzas
  • tributar
  • financiar

Portuguese

  • tributo
  • apoiar
  • financiar

French

  • tribut
  • contribution
  • financer
1257 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1572 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1458 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1295 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1777 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1166 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1719 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1836 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1180 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1723 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2838 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1463 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1970 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
81 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36665 Morohashi
2281 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5772 New Nelson (John Haig)
81 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
85 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1392 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3161 2001 Kanji
7b3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
1080.6 Four corner code
1-25-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ca2 Unicode hex code

献

13 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
并 冂 十 干 犬
Variants:
獻
offering, counter for drinks, present, offer
Kun:
たてまつ.る
On:
ケン、 コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
637 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 献金 【ケンキン】 donation, contribution, offering
  • 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
  • 社会貢献 【シャカイコウケン】 contribution to society
  • 国際貢献 【コクサイコウケン】 international contribution, contributing to the wider world
  • 献立 【コンダテ】 menu, bill of fare, program, programme, schedule
  • 献立表 【コンダテヒョウ】 menu, list of meals (e.g. for the week)
  • 九献 【クコン】 three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups, sake (secret language of court ladies), rice wine
  • 一献 【イッコン】 one cup (of sake), (going out for, treating someone to) a drink, small drinking party

Kun reading compounds

  • 奉る 【たてまつる】 to offer, to present, to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance, to do respectfully

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
heon, sa

Spanish

  • oferta
  • ofrenda
  • dedicar
  • ofrecer
  • contador de bebidas

Portuguese

  • oferta
  • sufixo p/ contagem de bebidas
  • presente
  • oferecer

French

  • don
  • offrande
  • faire cadeau
  • offrir
  • compteur de boissons
1219 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1096 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2901 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1273 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1527 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1961 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1355 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1438 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1181 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1297 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2240 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1167 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1588 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1629 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20539 Morohashi
1785 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3596 New Nelson (John Haig)
1615 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1742 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1647 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1563 2001 Kanji
3g9.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
4323.4 Four corner code
1-24-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
732e Unicode hex code