Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
hedge, fence, wall
Kun:
かき
On:
エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 垣牆 【エンショウ】 hedge, fence
  • 紫微垣 【シビエン】 Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

Kun reading compounds

  • 垣 【かき】 fence, hedge, barrier, wall, railing
  • 垣根 【かきね】 hedge, fence, border, limit
  • 築垣 【ついがき】 mud wall with a roof
  • 岩垣 【いわかき】 stone wall, natural stone wall

Readings

Japanese names:
がい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yuan2
Korean:
weon

Spanish

  • cerco
  • valla
  • muro
  • seto

Portuguese

  • barreira
  • cerca
  • parede

French

  • haie
  • clôture
  • mur
1073 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1272 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1075 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1151 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
795 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1276 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1350 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1784 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
373 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
416 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
260 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
311 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
156 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5060 Morohashi
351 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1009 New Nelson (John Haig)
154 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
165 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1241 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1472 2001 Kanji
3b6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
4111.6 Four corner code
1-19-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57a3 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mountain
Parts:
boulder, rock, cliff
Kun:
いわ
On:
ガン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 岩盤 【ガンバン】 bedrock
  • 岩石 【ガンセキ】 rock
  • 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
  • 石灰岩 【セッカイガン】 limestone

Kun reading compounds

  • 岩 【いわ】 rock, boulder, crag
  • 岩間 【いわま】 among rocks
  • 一枚岩 【いちまいいわ】 monolith, large slab of rock, unity (of a group, organization, etc.), unanimity, solidarity
  • 浮岩 【うきいわ】 rock partially submerged in water, rock partially emerging from the water, pumice stone

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2
Korean:
am

Spanish

  • roca

Portuguese

  • rochedo
  • rocha
  • penhedo

French

  • rocher
  • roc
  • falaise
178 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
102 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
249 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
744 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1414 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
821 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
487 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
942 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1345 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1428 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
457 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
538 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2778 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1423 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1921 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
777 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7985 Morohashi
2235 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1461 New Nelson (John Haig)
770 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
832 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
156 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1277 2001 Kanji
3o5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
2260.1 Four corner code
1-20-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ca9 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
orders, laws, command, decree, good
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
  • 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
  • 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
  • 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 りょう、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling4, ling2, ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • órdenes
  • leyes

Portuguese

  • pedidos
  • leis antigas
  • comando
  • decreto

French

  • ordre
  • anciennes lois
  • décret
736 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
603 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
668 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
496 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
303 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
831 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
998 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2489 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1413 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
387 Morohashi
1995 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 New Nelson (John Haig)
1401 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
460 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
2a3.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
8030.7 Four corner code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-46-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ee4 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
  • 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
  • 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
  • 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty

Readings

Japanese names:
けい、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia1
Korean:
ga, gae

Spanish

  • excelente
  • bello
  • bonito

Portuguese

  • bom
  • belo
  • excelente
  • agradável
  • hábil

French

  • excellent
  • beau
  • bon
  • plaisant
  • habile
1044 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1606 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
429 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1450 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1044 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
560 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1462 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1557 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1931 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
87 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
63 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
979 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
557 Morohashi
86 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
194 New Nelson (John Haig)
970 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1044 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1149 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-6 SKIP code
2421.4 Four corner code
1-18-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f73 Unicode hex code