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坂

7 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
厂 又 土
Variants:
阪
slope, incline, hill
Kun:
さか
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
865 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 坂路 【ハンロ】 ramp, slope
  • 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
  • 登坂 【トウハン】 climbing a slope (hill), ascending a hill

Kun reading compounds

  • 坂 【さか】 slope, incline, hill, milestone, (age) mark
  • 坂道 【さかみち】 hill road
  • 海境 【うなさか】 boundary between the world of men and the world of the sea god
  • 急な坂 【きゅうなさか】 sudden drop, precipitous slope

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 ざ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban3
Korean:
pan

Spanish

  • cuesta
  • pendiente

Portuguese

  • rampa
  • inclinação
  • morro

French

  • pente
  • incliner
  • colline
304 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
394 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
372 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
595 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1061 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
428 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
390 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
443 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
449 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
605 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
370 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
275 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
172 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
206 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
731 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4910 Morohashi
234 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
985 New Nelson (John Haig)
723 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
780 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
282 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
3b4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4114.7 Four corner code
1-26-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5742 Unicode hex code

井

4 strokes
Radical:
two 二
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 二 井
well, well crib, town, community
Kun:
い
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 井 【セイ】 well curb, Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 整然 【セイゼン】 orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
  • 市井 【シセイ】 the street, the town
  • 整々 【セイセイ】 well-ordered, in good order, orderly

Kun reading compounds

  • 井 【い】 well
  • 堰 【せき】 dam, weir, barrier, sluice
  • 筒井 【つつい】 round well
  • 市井 【しせい】 the street, the town

Readings

Japanese names:
いの、 さい、 ひ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing3
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • pozo
  • ciudad

Portuguese

  • poço

French

  • puits
  • margelle
  • ville
  • communauté
1470 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
252 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
165 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
916 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1031 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
103 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1193 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1255 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1064 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
34 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4265 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2153 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2905 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1824 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
258 Morohashi
3454 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
76 New Nelson (John Haig)
1806 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1946 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1019 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
0a4.46 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
5500.0 Four corner code
1-16-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e95 Unicode hex code

寿

7 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch 寸
Parts:
一 ノ 二 寸
Variants:
壽
longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
Kun:
ことぶき、 ことぶ.く、 ことほ.ぐ
On:
ジュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 寿 【ジュ】 age, years, longevity, long life, congratulation, celebration, congratulatory gift
  • 寿命 【ジュミョウ】 lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life
  • 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
  • 米寿 【ベイジュ】 88th birthday
  • 寿司 【スシ】 sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  • すき焼き 【スキヤキ】 sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
  • 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 十日戎 【トオカエビス】 Tōka Ebisu, festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce

Kun reading compounds

  • 寿 【ことぶき】 congratulations, felicitations, best wishes, longevity, long life
  • 寿教室 【ことぶききょうしつ】 culture courses for the aged
  • 新年の寿 【しんねんのことぶき】 New Years greetings
  • 寿く 【ことぶく】 to congratulate, to wish one well
  • 寿ぐ 【ことほぐ】 to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 じ、 じゅう、 すっ、 すみ、 とし、 としかつ、 なが、 のぶ、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou4
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • longevidad
  • felicitaciones

Portuguese

  • longevidade
  • congratulações
  • vida natural

French

  • longévité
  • félicitations
  • vie
1351 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1132 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
194 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1786 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1221 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
539 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1550 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1652 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1327 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
501 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4372 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2979 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1579 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7419P Morohashi
3557 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1565 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1687 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1115 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1448 2001 Kanji
0a7.15 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-4 SKIP code
5004.0 Four corner code
5034.0 Four corner code
1-28-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bff Unicode hex code

美

9 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
并 大 王 羊
beauty, beautiful
Kun:
うつく.しい
On:
ビ、 ミ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 美 【ビ】 beauty
  • 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
  • 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
  • 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
  • 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
  • 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
  • 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
  • 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)

Kun reading compounds

  • 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei3
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • belleza
  • bello

Portuguese

  • beleza
  • bela

French

  • beauté
  • beau, belle
308 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
398 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
376 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
289 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3658 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
268 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
833 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
923 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
401 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
405 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
673 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1566 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2817 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1451 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1955 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28435 Morohashi
2264 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4660 New Nelson (John Haig)
548 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
587 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
343 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
963 2001 Kanji
2o7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4-9-4 SKIP code
2-6-3 SKIP code
8043.1 Four corner code
1-40-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f8e Unicode hex code

江

6 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
工 汁
creek, inlet, bay
Kun:
え
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
  • 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
  • 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
  • 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary

Kun reading compounds

  • 江 【え】 inlet, bay
  • 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
  • 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
  • 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)

Readings

Japanese names:
くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiang1
Korean:
gang

Spanish

  • gran río
  • ensenada
  • bahía

Portuguese

  • riacho
  • pequena baía em lagos
  • baía

French

  • baie
  • crique
  • anse
  • rivière
1244 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
517 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2491 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
994 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1458 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
252 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
821 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
840 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
905 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1160 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
257 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
162 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
141 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17140 Morohashi
221 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3045 New Nelson (John Haig)
139 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
148 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1085 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
372 2001 Kanji
3a3.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
3111.0 Four corner code
1-25-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c5f Unicode hex code