Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 威 【イ】 power, authority, might, influence, dignity, majesty
  • 威嚇 【イカク】 threat, intimidation, menace
  • 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
  • 国威 【コクイ】 national prestige

Kun reading compounds

  • 脅す 【おどす】 to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
  • 縅 【おどし】 leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
  • 脅し 【おどし】 threat, bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
  • 糸威 【いとおどし】 binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
  • 白糸威 【しろいとおどし】 binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
  • 脅かす 【おどかす】 to threaten, to menace, to intimidate, to startle, to frighten, to scare

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 たけ、 たけし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei1
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • dignidad
  • majestad
  • amenazar
  • intimidar
  • fuerza

Portuguese

  • intimidar
  • dignidade
  • majestade
  • ameaça
  • ameaçar

French

  • intimidant
  • dignité
  • majesté
  • menacer
1002 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
982 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1803 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1011 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1194 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1251 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1339 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1422 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1333 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
428 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4394 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2226 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2993 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
370 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6259 Morohashi
3578 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1219 New Nelson (John Haig)
364 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
389 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1243 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
4n5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
4-9-4 SKIP code
5320.0 Four corner code
1-16-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5a01 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 張 【チョウ】 Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
  • 張本人 【チョウホンニン】 originator, ringleader, perpetrator, main culprit, person responsible
  • 海外出張 【カイガイシュッチョウ】 overseas business trip
  • 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching

Kun reading compounds

  • 張る 【はる】 to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (e.g. a tent), to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill, to swell, to stick out, to push out, to post (a link, etc. online), to be expensive, to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout, to slap, to become one tile away from completion, to span, to generate

Readings

Japanese names:
はり、 わり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • expansión
  • ensanchamiento
  • exageración
  • ensanchar
  • hinchar
  • desplegar

Portuguese

  • alongar
  • sufixo para contagem de para arcos & instrumentos de corda
  • esticar
  • espalhar
  • erguer (tenda)

French

  • allonger
  • étirer
  • étaler
  • compteur d'arcs et instruments à cordes
  • monter (tente)
675 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
775 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
752 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
462 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1570 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
681 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
516 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1879 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
1106 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1158 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1185 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
612 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
573 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
348 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1940 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9812 Morohashi
474 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1694 New Nelson (John Haig)
1921 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2071 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
744 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3565 2001 Kanji
3h8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
1123.2 Four corner code
1-36-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f35 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 散骨 【サンコツ】 scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
  • 散会 【サンカイ】 adjournment
  • 離散 【リサン】 dispersal, scattering, discrete
  • 集散 【シュウサン】 collection (gathering) and distribution

Kun reading compounds

  • 散る 【ちる】 to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves), to scatter, to be dispersed, to disappear, to dissolve, to break up, to spread, to run, to blur, to die a noble death
  • 散らす 【ちらす】 to scatter, to cause a shower of, to disperse, to distribute, to spread, to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure, to distract, to divert, to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place
  • 散らかす 【ちらかす】 to scatter around, to leave untidy, to make a mess
  • 散らかる 【ちらかる】 to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
  • 散らばる 【ちらばる】 to be scattered about, to disperse, to be littered (with)
  • 散 【ばら】 loose articles (not packaged with other things), bulk items, individual items, coins, small change
  • ばら撒く 【ばらまく】 to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast, to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly
  • 散ける 【ばらける】 to come apart, to unravel, to come loose, to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

Readings

Japanese names:
ちる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
san4, san3
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • esparcir
  • dispersar
  • derramar
  • caer
  • esparcirse
  • estar desordenado

Portuguese

  • dispersar
  • espalhar
  • gastar
  • dissipar

French

  • disperser
  • éparpiller
  • dépenser
  • gaspiller
407 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
519 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
492 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
611 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2056 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
465 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
590 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1689 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
767 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
781 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
721 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
944 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2137 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1118 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1518 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1197 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13265 Morohashi
1702 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2352 New Nelson (John Haig)
1189 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1273 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
588 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1966 2001 Kanji
4i8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
4824.0 Four corner code
1-27-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6563 Unicode hex code