Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
Variants:
black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico
Kun:
すみ
On:
ボク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 墨 【ボク】 Mexico, Mohism, ink, tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
  • 墨書 【ボクショ】 writing in India ink
  • 遺墨 【イボク】 autographs (brushwork) of departed person
  • 水墨 【スイボク】 water and ink, ink painting

Kun reading compounds

  • 墨 【すみ】 sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string
  • 墨付き 【すみつき】 certificate, certified document, authorization, authorisation, (the) thumbs up, seal of approval, paper with signature of the shogun or lord
  • 烏賊墨 【いかすみ】 squid ink
  • 雪と墨 【ゆきとすみ】 diametric opposites, night and day, black and white, snow and ink

Readings

Japanese names:
すの
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo4
Korean:
mug

Spanish

  • tinta
  • negro
  • Méjico

Portuguese

  • tinta preta
  • tinta da Índia
  • pau de tinta
  • nanquin
  • México

French

  • encre noire
  • encre de Chine
  • bâtonnet d'encre
  • Mexique
1821 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1431 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5404 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1494 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1167 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2230 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1705 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1821 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1695 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
363 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3423 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1763 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2400 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
177 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5469X Morohashi
2753 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1086 New Nelson (John Haig)
175 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
187 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1696 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3672 2001 Kanji
3b11.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-7 SKIP code
6010.4 Four corner code
1-43-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58a8 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 黠奴 【カツド】 cunning person, crafty person
  • 奸黠 【カンカツ】 cunning, sly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xia2
Korean:
hil

Spanish

Portuguese

French

5409 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
48097 Morohashi
7061 New Nelson (John Haig)
4d14.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-12-6 SKIP code
6436.1 Four corner code
1-83-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ee0 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
tiger stripes
Parts:
Variants:
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
Kun:
とりことりく
On:
リョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 虜 【リョ】 captive, prisoner, foreigner, barbarian, slave
  • 虜囚 【リョシュウ】 captive, prisoner (of war)
  • 胡虜 【コリョ】 northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China, foreigner, barbarian tribe
  • 俘虜 【フリョ】 prisoner of war, captive

Kun reading compounds

  • 虜 【とりこ】 captive, prisoner, victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu3
Korean:
ro

Spanish

  • cautivo
  • prisionero
  • apresar

Portuguese

  • cativo
  • bárbaro
  • epíteto ofensivo ao inimigo

French

  • captif
  • esclave
  • barbare
  • épithète péjorative pour l'ennemi
1903 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1679 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4111 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1755 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1713 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1385 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1473 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1884 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1603 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4038 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2055 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2784 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2010 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32710X Morohashi
3255 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5273 New Nelson (John Haig)
1991 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2146 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1660 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1245 2001 Kanji
2m11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-9 SKIP code
3-6-7 SKIP code
2122.7 Four corner code
1-46-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
865c Unicode hex code