Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
queen, princess
Kun:
きさき
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1752 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 妃 【ヒ】 princess, consort
  • 妃殿下 【ヒデンカ】 princess, Her Royal Highness
  • 皇太子妃 【コウタイシヒ】 crown princess
  • 王太妃 【オウタイヒ】 crown princess

Kun reading compounds

  • 后 【きさき】 empress, queen

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 ぴ、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fei1
Korean:
bi, bae

Spanish

  • reina
  • princesa
  • emperatriz

Portuguese

  • rainha
  • princesa

French

  • reine
  • princesse
1724 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1760 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1188 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1533 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1185 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
411 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1756 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1881 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1869 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
434 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
238 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
153 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
182 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
533 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6061 Morohashi
206 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1176 New Nelson (John Haig)
527 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
566 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1070 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1756 2001 Kanji
3e3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
4741.7 Four corner code
1-40-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5983 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
Kun:
おもね.るくま
On:
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
  • 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
  • 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
  • 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
  • お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
  • 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree

Kun reading compounds

  • 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
  • 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

Readings

Japanese names:
ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
a1, e1, a5, a2, a4
Korean:
a, og

Spanish

  • A fonética
  • África
  • meandro
  • adular
  • halagar

Portuguese

French

  • flatter
  • flagorner
  • Afrique
  • coin
  • recoin
1515 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4985 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
569 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2258 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
408 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
256 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
305 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1304 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41599 Morohashi
346 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6435 New Nelson (John Haig)
1295 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1391 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2d5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
7122.0 Four corner code
1-16-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
963f Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
life
Parts:
Variants:

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 蘇生 【ソセイ】 revival, resuscitation, revitalization, rejuvenation, regeneration
  • 更生 【コウセイ】 rehabilitation, remaking one's life, starting life anew, rebirth, regeneration, reorganization, rebuilding, recovery, restoration, remaking, coming back to life, revival, resuscitation

Kun reading compounds

  • 蘇る 【よみがえる】 to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored, to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su1
Korean:
so

Spanish

Portuguese

French

66 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1814 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4109 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
21691 Morohashi
3315 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3718 New Nelson (John Haig)
2940 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2947 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a12.6 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-5 SKIP code
1550.1 Four corner code
1-65-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7526 Unicode hex code