1233 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
6396 | Morohashi |
1239 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2310 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 婉曲 【エンキョク】 euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect
- 婉曲迂遠 【エンキョクウエン】 being euphemistic and circumlocutory
- 妖艶 【ヨウエン】 fascinating, voluptuous, bewitching, captivating
- 柔婉 【ジュウエン】 simple, plain, honest, unaffected, frank, unpretentious
Readings
- Korean:
- wan
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3e8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4341.2 | Four corner code |
1-53-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5a49 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 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:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |
roundabout way
- On:
- ウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 迂遠 【ウエン】 roundabout, indirect, circuitous, impractical, useless, ignorant (of the world)
- 迂回 【ウカイ】 detour, circumvention, turning movement
Readings
- Korean:
- o, u
Spanish
Portuguese
French
- déviation
4666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3969 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1671 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38722X | Morohashi |
6016 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2415 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2495 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2q3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
3130.4 | Four corner code |
1-17-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fc2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
887 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遠山 【エンザン】 distant mountain
- 遠隔 【エンカク】 distant, remote, isolated
- 望遠 【ボウエン】 seeing at a distance
- 以遠 【イエン】 beyond, further than
- 遠忌 【オンキ】 anniversary of a death twelve or more years earlier
- 遠諱 【オンキ】 semicentennial memorial service
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
Kun reading compounds
- 遠い 【とおい】 far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance, distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time), distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone), far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off, hard (of hearing), nearsighted
- 遠い昔 【とおいむかし】 remote past, far ago, time immemorial
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おに、 ど、 どお
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- lejos
- distante
Portuguese
- distante
- longe
French
- loin
- distant
160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
79 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
803 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4733 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
326 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
264 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2043 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
446 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
453 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3906 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2013 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
409 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39047P | Morohashi |
3150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6101 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
402 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
429 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
224 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
2q10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
3430.3 | Four corner code |
1-17-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9060 | Unicode hex code |