Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
Variants:
strange, strangeness, curiosity
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 奇 【キ】 strange, unconventional, eccentric, novel, odd, odd number
  • 奇異 【キイ】 odd, strange, queer, peculiar
  • 物好き 【モノズキ】 (idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
  • 怪奇 【カイキ】 bizarre, strange, weird, mysterious, grotesque

Kun reading compounds

  • 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
  • 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
  • 奇しくも 【くしくも】 strangely, oddly, miraculously, mysteriously

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2, ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • extraño
  • raro
  • sospechoso

Portuguese

  • estranho
  • estranheza
  • curiousidade

French

  • étrange
  • étrangeté
  • curieux (bizarre)
1123 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1189 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1048 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1176 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
752 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1360 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1444 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1292 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
414 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2756 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1409 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
128 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5892 Morohashi
2217 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1150 New Nelson (John Haig)
126 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
133 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1160 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1449 2001 Kanji
3d5.17 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3-5-3 SKIP code
4062.1 Four corner code
1-20-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5947 Unicode hex code

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with
Kun:
あ.う
On:
グウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 偶然 【グウゼン】 coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity, by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally, contingency
  • 遇す 【グウス】 to entertain, to treat
  • 最優遇 【サイユウグウ】 most favourable treatment, most favorable treatment, very warm reception
  • 優遇 【ユウグウ】 favorable treatment, favourable treatment, hospitality, warm reception, good treatment, hearty welcome

Kun reading compounds

  • 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • tratar con
  • encuentro por casualidad
  • hospitalidad

Portuguese

  • entrevista
  • convite
  • entreter
  • receber
  • lidar com

French

  • entrevue
  • traiter
  • rencontrer
  • distraire
  • recevoir
1186 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1213 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1814 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1641 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1754 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1178 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
706 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3889 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2001 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2702 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1975 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38991P Morohashi
3135 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6083 New Nelson (John Haig)
1956 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2106 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1592 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2q9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3630.2 Four corner code
1-22-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9047 Unicode hex code