Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
Kun:
ゆだ.ねる
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
187 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 委員会 【イインカイ】 committee, commission, board, panel, committee meeting
  • 委員 【イイン】 committee member
  • 公取委 【コウトリイ】 Japan Fair Trade Commission
  • 公委 【コウイ】 public safety commission

Kun reading compounds

  • 委ねる 【ゆだねる】 to entrust (a matter) to, to leave to, to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure), to yield to (e.g. anger), to devote oneself to

Readings

Japanese names:
まかせ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei3, wei1
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • confiar
  • confianza
  • detallado

Portuguese

  • comitê
  • confiar a
  • deixar para
  • dedicar
  • descartar

French

  • comité
  • confier à
  • laisser à
  • se consacrer
  • abandonner
346 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
245 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
423 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
171 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3267 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
837 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
451 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
960 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
466 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
474 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
697 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
426 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3160 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1623 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2209 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
922 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6181 Morohashi
2553 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1204 New Nelson (John Haig)
913 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
979 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
291 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2269 2001 Kanji
5d3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
2-1-7 SKIP code
2040.4 Four corner code
1-16-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59d4 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1021 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 託す 【タクス】 to entrust (someone) with, to leave (a matter) with someone, to place under someone's care, to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (through someone), to leave (a message) with someone, to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.), to express in the form of (something), to use as a pretext
  • 託児所 【タクジショ】 creche, day nursery, day-care center
  • 嘱託 【ショクタク】 commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee, temporary work
  • 請託 【セイタク】 solicitation

Kun reading compounds

  • 託ける 【かこつける】 to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse
  • 託つ 【かこつ】 to complain about, to grumble about, to moan about, to bemoan
  • 託つけ 【かこつけ】 pretext, excuse
  • 託ける 【かこつける】 to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tuo1
Korean:
tag

Spanish

  • consignar
  • confiar algo a

Portuguese

  • consignar
  • solicitar
  • confiar
  • fingir
  • sugestão

French

  • confier
  • requête
  • remettre
  • prétexter
  • conseil
1555 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
895 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4315 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1408 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1741 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1147A Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1636 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1746 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1574 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1662 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1845 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1323 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1936 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35243 Morohashi
1455 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5560 New Nelson (John Haig)
1917 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2066 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1391 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
7a3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-3 SKIP code
0261.4 Four corner code
1-34-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a17 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
pledge, promise, vow
Kun:
ちぎ.る
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
898 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 契約 【ケイヤク】 contract, compact, agreement
  • 契機 【ケイキ】 opportunity, chance, trigger, cause
  • 幽契 【ユウケイ】 secret promise made to the gods
  • 黙契 【モッケイ】 implicit agreement, tacit understanding

Kun reading compounds

  • 契る 【ちぎる】 to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear, to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4, xie4, qie4
Korean:
gye, geul

Spanish

  • compromiso
  • promesa
  • voto
  • prometer
  • dar su palabra

Portuguese

  • penhor
  • promessa
  • voto

French

  • engagement
  • promesse
  • voeux
1195 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1153 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1177 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1132 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1179 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
980 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
565 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
574 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
751 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
417 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3267 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1686 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2293 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1563 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5917X Morohashi
2639 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1155 New Nelson (John Haig)
1549 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1669 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1242 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1463 2001 Kanji
2f7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
5743.2 Four corner code
1-23-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5951 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
promise, approximately, shrink
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
  • 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
  • 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
  • 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract

Kun reading compounds

  • 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
  • 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
  • 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yue1, yao1
Korean:
yag, yo

Spanish

  • promesa
  • aproximadamente
  • encogerse
  • economizar

Portuguese

  • promessa
  • aproximadamente
  • recuar

French

  • environ
  • promettre
  • abréger
  • raccourcir
726 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
621 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
591 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3499 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
451 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
808 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
211 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
211 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
381 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1516 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1632 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1177 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1374 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27242X Morohashi
1280 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4440 New Nelson (John Haig)
1362 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1462 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
258 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
534 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2752 2001 Kanji
6a3.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-3 SKIP code
2792.0 Four corner code
1-44-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d04 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
say
Parts:
write
Kun:
か.く-が.き-がき
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
  • 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
  • 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
  • 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol

Kun reading compounds

  • 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint

Readings

Japanese names:
かき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu1
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • escritura
  • escrito
  • escribir

Portuguese

  • escrever

French

  • écrire
92 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
159 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
142 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
130 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3719 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
70 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
58 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1216 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
131 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
131 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
181 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
998 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1703 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2314 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
333 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14294 Morohashi
2658 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2463 New Nelson (John Haig)
327 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
349 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
197 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1678 2001 Kanji
4c6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
5060.1 Four corner code
1-29-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66f8 Unicode hex code