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士

3 strokes
Radical:
scholar, bachelor 士
Parts:
士
gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Kun:
さむらい
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 士 【シ】 man (esp. one who is well-respected), samurai, person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
  • 士官 【シカン】 officer
  • 飛行士 【ヒコウシ】 pilot
  • 公認会計士 【コウニンカイケイシ】 certified public accountant

Kun reading compounds

  • 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, person with a strong backbone, person that does incredible things, person of considerable talent
  • 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 ま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • caballero
  • samurai
  • hombre

Portuguese

  • cavalheiro
  • samurai

French

  • gentilhomme
  • samouraï
  • radical samouraï (no. 33)
410 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
521 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
494 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
301 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1160 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
59 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1173 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
41 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
572 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
581 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
755 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
393 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4213 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2129 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2877 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
325 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5638 Morohashi
3405 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1117 New Nelson (John Haig)
319 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
341 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
386 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
441 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1472 2001 Kanji
3p0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-2 SKIP code
4010.0 Four corner code
1-27-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58eb Unicode hex code

気

6 strokes
Radical:
steam, breath 气
Parts:
丶 ノ 气 乞
Variants:
氣 炁
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Kun:
いき、 き
On:
キ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
  • 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
  • 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
  • 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Kun reading compounds

  • 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
  • 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • espíritu
  • mente

Portuguese

  • espírito
  • mente

French

  • esprit
  • air
  • atmosphère
  • humeur
59 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
68 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
11 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2480 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
144 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
67 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
134 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3960 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17046P Morohashi
3194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3025 New Nelson (John Haig)
1885 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
55 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
52 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
0a6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-2 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
8041.7 Four corner code
1-21-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c17 Unicode hex code

阻

8 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
一 阡 目
thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede
Kun:
はば.む
On:
ソ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1280 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 阻止 【ソシ】 obstruction, prevention, hindrance, check, blocking, stopping
  • 阻害 【ソガイ】 obstruction, impediment, hindrance, inhibition, blocking, check
  • 悪阻 【オソ】 morning sickness, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
  • 妊娠悪阻 【ニンシンオソ】 hyperemesis gravidarum, HG, severe morning sickness

Kun reading compounds

  • 阻む 【はばむ】 to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zu3
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • escarpado
  • separar
  • obstruir
  • disuadir
  • impedir

Portuguese

  • demover
  • separar de
  • previnir
  • obstruir
  • deter
  • impedir

French

  • faire obstacle
  • obstruer
  • contrarier
  • séparer
  • dissuader
  • empêcher
1505 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1377 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4984 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1767 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1866 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1085 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1135 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1519 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
726 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
411 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
258 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
308 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1796 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41593 Morohashi
348 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6434 New Nelson (John Haig)
1780 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1919 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1221 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3673 2001 Kanji
2d5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
1-2-5 SKIP code
7721.0 Four corner code
1-33-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
963b Unicode hex code

喪

12 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
一 ｜ 亠 口 衣
miss, mourning
Kun:
も
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
885 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 喪 【モ】 mourning, calamity, misfortune
  • 喪失 【ソウシツ】 loss, forfeit
  • 大喪 【タイソウ】 funeral service of a Japanese emperor, Imperial mourning
  • 国喪 【コクソウ】 national mourning

Kun reading compounds

  • 喪 【も】 mourning, calamity, misfortune
  • 喪主 【もしゅ】 chief mourner
  • 服喪 【ふくも】 going into mourning

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sang1, sang4
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • perder
  • perder a alguien

Portuguese

  • perda
  • luto

French

  • perte
  • deuil
1522 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1614 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
117 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1572 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1141 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1678 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1793 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1807 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
332 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3504 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1807 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1945 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3985 Morohashi
2825 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
853 New Nelson (John Haig)
1926 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2076 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1510 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1465 2001 Kanji
3b9.20 The Kanji Dictionary
2-9-3 SKIP code
2-2-11 SKIP code
4073.2 Four corner code
1-33-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
55aa Unicode hex code