Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
Variants:
pregnancy
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1413 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 妊婦 【ニンプ】 pregnant woman
  • 妊娠 【ニンシン】 pregnancy, conception, gestation
  • 不妊 【フニン】 infertility, sterility, barrenness
  • 懐妊 【カイニン】 pregnancy, conception

Kun reading compounds

  • 孕む 【はらむ】 to conceive, to become pregnant, to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind), to be swollen with, to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.), to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.), to involve (e.g. risk), to be swollen and ripe (of a plant ear, head, sprout, etc.)
  • 身ごもる 【みごもる】 to become pregnant

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren4
Korean:
im

Spanish

  • concepción
  • embarazo

Portuguese

  • gravidez

French

  • grossesse
  • enceinte (femme)
1676 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1673 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1197 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1314 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1187 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
955 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
985 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1330 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
435 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
281 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
177 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
519 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6072 Morohashi
240 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1189 New Nelson (John Haig)
507 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
546 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1112 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1772 2001 Kanji
3e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4241.4 Four corner code
1-39-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
598a Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
with child, pregnancy
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1623 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 双胎妊娠 【ソウタイニンシン】 twin pregnancy
  • 多胎妊娠 【タタイニンシン】 multiple pregnancy, polycyesis

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shen1, chen2, zhen4
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • concepción
  • embarazo

Portuguese

  • grávida
  • gravidez

French

  • femme enceinte
1436 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1772 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1220 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1543 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1195 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
956 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
986 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1331 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
444 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
490 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
304 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
369 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2031 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6322 Morohashi
408 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1224 New Nelson (John Haig)
2012 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2168 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1323 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1765 2001 Kanji
3e7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
4143.2 Four corner code
1-31-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5a20 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
line
Parts:
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
  • 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
  • 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China

Kun reading compounds

  • 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
  • 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
  • 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
  • そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
  • 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship

Readings

Japanese names:
あたる、 かなえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhong1, zhong4
Korean:
jung

Spanish

  • centro
  • dentro
  • interior
  • medio

Portuguese

  • em
  • interior
  • médio
  • meio
  • centro

French

  • dans
  • dedans
  • à l'intérieur
  • milieu
  • centre
  • moyenne
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
26 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
55 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
13 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
81 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
31 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
28 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
16 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4262 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
73 Morohashi
3451 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 New Nelson (John Haig)
39 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
32 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1655 2001 Kanji
0a4.40 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-35-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e2d Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
  • 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
  • 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
  • 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent

Kun reading compounds

  • 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
  • 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
  • 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
  • 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jue2
Korean:
jeol

Spanish

  • extinguir
  • eliminar
  • rechazar
  • absoluto
  • lugar escarpado
  • desaparecer
  • extinguirse
  • exterminar
  • erradicar
  • suprimir

Portuguese

  • descontinuar
  • além de
  • romper
  • cortar desligar
  • abster- se
  • interromper
  • suprimir

French

  • cesser
  • au-delà
  • rompre
  • couper
  • s'abstenir
  • interrompre
  • supprimer
828 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
756 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
733 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
743 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
630 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
820 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2148 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
742 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
755 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
734 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1534 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1711 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
917 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1240 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1770 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
49469 Morohashi
1353 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4490 New Nelson (John Haig)
1754 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1891 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
756 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2756 2001 Kanji
6a6.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-6 SKIP code
2791.7 Four corner code
1-32-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d76 Unicode hex code