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天

4 strokes
Radical:
big, very 大
Parts:
一 二 大
heavens, sky, imperial
Kun:
あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
  • 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
  • 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
  • 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism

Kun reading compounds

  • 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
  • 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
  • 天 【あめ】 sky
  • 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • paraíso
  • cielo
  • imperial

Portuguese

  • paraíso
  • ceú
  • imperiais

French

  • cieux
  • ciel
  • impérial
119 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
67 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
58 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
364 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
16 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
78 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
93 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
410 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4250 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
435 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5833 Morohashi
3442 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1138 New Nelson (John Haig)
428 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
277 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
34 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3163 2001 Kanji
0a4.21 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1043.0 Four corner code
1-37-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5929 Unicode hex code

罰

14 strokes
Radical:
net 网 (罒, ⺲, 罓, ⺳)
Parts:
刈 買 言
Variants:
罸
penalty, punishment
Kun:
ばっ.する
On:
バツ、 バチ、 ハツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 罰 【バツ】 punishment, penalty
  • 罰一 【バツイチ】 being once divorced, one-time divorcee, one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
  • 賞罰 【ショウバツ】 reward and punishment
  • 行政罰 【ギョウセイバツ】 administrative punishment, administrative penalty
  • 罰 【バチ】 (divine) punishment, curse, retribution
  • 罰当たり 【バチアタリ】 damned, cursed, accursed
  • 仏罰 【ブツバチ】 punishment by Buddha, divine retribution

Kun reading compounds

  • 罰する 【ばっする】 to punish, to penalize, to penalise

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa2
Korean:
beol

Spanish

  • pena
  • castigo

Portuguese

  • penalidade
  • punição

French

  • punition
  • châtiment
1709 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1374 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3646 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
936 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1654 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
886 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
907 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1317 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1467 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3228 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1675 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2266 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
841 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28315 Morohashi
2613 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4647 New Nelson (John Haig)
833 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
896 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1726 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3643 2001 Kanji
5g9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-9 SKIP code
6062.0 Four corner code
1-40-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f70 Unicode hex code

覿

22 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
儿 ハ 囗 士 目 見 貝
meet, see
Kun:
あ.う
On:
テキ

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 覿面 【テキメン】 immediate (effect, result, etc.), instant, instantaneous, prompt

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di2
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4299 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
34984 Morohashi
5541 New Nelson (John Haig)
7b15.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-15-7 SKIP code
4681.0 Four corner code
1-75-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
89bf Unicode hex code

面

9 strokes
Radical:
face 面 (靣)
Parts:
面
Variants:
靣
mask, face, features, surface
Kun:
おも、 おもて、 つら
On:
メン、 ベン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
  • 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
  • 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
  • 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting

Kun reading compounds

  • 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
  • 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
  • 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
  • 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
  • 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
  • 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
  • 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
  • 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
  • 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
  • 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mian4
Korean:
myeon

Spanish

  • cara
  • semblante
  • superficie

Portuguese

  • máscara
  • rosto
  • recursos
  • superfície

French

  • masque
  • face
  • traits
  • surface
322 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
417 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
395 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
165 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5087 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
321 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1002 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
904 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
274 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
274 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1876 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2590 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1324 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1910 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42618 Morohashi
2087 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6566 New Nelson (John Haig)
1892 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2039 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
117 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
347 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3176 2001 Kanji
3s6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
3-5-4 SKIP code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-44-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9762 Unicode hex code