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子

3 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun:
こ、 -こ、 ね
On:
シ、 ス、 ツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
  • 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
  • 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
  • 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
  • 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
  • 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
  • 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
  • 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs

Kun reading compounds

  • 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
  • 子 【こう】 child, interest
  • 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
  • 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
  • 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
  • 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
  • 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
  • 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi3, zi2, zi5
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • chiquillo
  • niño

Portuguese

  • criança

French

  • enfant
  • signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
  • signe du Rat (zodiaque)
  • 23 h à 01 h
  • Nord (0°)
31 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
40 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
25 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
56 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1264 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
61 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
38 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
103 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
455 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4196 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
96 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6930 Morohashi
3390 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1281 New Nelson (John Haig)
95 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
18 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3547 2001 Kanji
2c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
4-2-1 SKIP code
1740.7 Four corner code
1-27-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b50 Unicode hex code

連

10 strokes (also 9)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
込 車
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Kun:
つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
On:
レン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
  • 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
  • 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
  • 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion

Kun reading compounds

  • 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
  • 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
  • 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by

Readings

Japanese names:
ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lian2
Korean:
ryeon

Spanish

  • unir
  • acompañar
  • estar junto
  • grupo
  • agrupar

Portuguese

  • Levar pelo caminho
  • primazia
  • unir
  • conectar
  • partido
  • gangue
  • grupo

French

  • emmener
  • se mettre en rang
  • s'unir
  • série
  • parti
  • bande
  • clique
538 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
637 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
607 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
87 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4702 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
383 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
960 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1238 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
440 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
446 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
299 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
699 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3849 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2672 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
293 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38902P Morohashi
3103 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6062 New Nelson (John Haig)
287 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
305 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
101 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
560 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1555 2001 Kanji
2q7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
3530.0 Four corner code
1-47-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9023 Unicode hex code

狼

10 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
犯 艮
wolf
Kun:
おおかみ
On:
ロウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2129 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 狼煙 【ノロシ】 beacon, skyrocket, signal fire, smoke signals, starting shot, starting signal
  • 狼火 【ロウカ】 signal fire, beacon
  • 豺狼 【サイロウ】 wolf, rapacious person, merciless and greedy person
  • 前虎後狼 【ゼンココウロウ】 one calamity followed close on the heels of another, out of the frying pan into the fire, tiger in front, wolf in the back

Kun reading compounds

  • 狼 【おおかみ】 wolf (Canis lupus), wolf in sheep's clothing, womanizer
  • 狼魚 【おおかみうお】 Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)
  • タスマニア狼 【タスマニアおおかみ】 Tasmanian wolf
  • シメニア狼 【シメニアおおかみ】 simenian wolf (Canis simensis), Abyssinia jackal, simian jackal, simenian jackal, Ethiopian wolf

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lang2
Korean:
rang

Spanish

  • lobo
  • confundirse
  • estar desordenado
  • estar desorganizado

Portuguese

French

2888 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1303 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
541 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
407 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20432 Morohashi
3579 New Nelson (John Haig)
2339 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2428 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3g7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
4323.2 Four corner code
1-47-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
72fc Unicode hex code

貸

12 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
化 ハ 弋 目 貝
lend
Kun:
か.す、 か.し-、 かし-
On:
タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N4
995 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 貸与 【タイヨ】 loan, lending
  • 貸借 【タイシャク】 loan, debit and credit, lending and borrowing
  • 転貸 【テンタイ】 subleasing
  • 借貸 【シャクタイ】 loan, lending and borrowing

Kun reading compounds

  • 貸す 【かす】 to lend, to loan, to rent out, to hire out, to hand (over), to give

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dai4
Korean:
dae, teug

Spanish

  • préstamo
  • prestar
  • alquilar

Portuguese

  • Emprestar

French

  • prêter
  • louer
670 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
770 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
747 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
844 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4503 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
472 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
252 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
748 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
761 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
183 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1730 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3213 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1664 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2254 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1016 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36709 Morohashi
2600 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5792 New Nelson (John Haig)
1007 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1082 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
759 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
7b5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
2380.6 Four corner code
1-34-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cb8 Unicode hex code

腕

12 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
卩 夕 宀 月
arm, ability, talent
Kun:
うで
On:
ワン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 腕力 【ワンリョク】 physical strength, brute strength, arm strength
  • 腕白 【ワンパク】 naughty, mischievous, unruly
  • 鉄腕 【テツワン】 strong arm
  • 怪腕 【カイワン】 remarkable ability, amazing ability

Kun reading compounds

  • 腕 【うで】 arm, skill, efforts, ability
  • 腕時計 【うでどけい】 wristwatch, watch
  • 細腕 【ほそうで】 thin arm, slender arm, slender means, meager ability to earn a living
  • 太い腕 【ふというで】 big arm, brawny arm

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wan4
Korean:
wan

Spanish

  • brazo
  • habilidad
  • talento

Portuguese

  • braço
  • capacidade
  • talento

French

  • bras
  • aptitude
  • talent
1945 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1114 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3786 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1180 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
850 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1299 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1376 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1342 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1038 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1269 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1430 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29631 Morohashi
1006 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4837 New Nelson (John Haig)
1418 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1522 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1550 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3956 2001 Kanji
4b8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
7321.2 Four corner code
1-47-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8155 Unicode hex code