Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
144 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 安価 【アンカ】 low-priced, cheap, inexpensive, shallow (e.g. sympathy), superficial, cheap (e.g. government), link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
  • 安易 【アンイ】 easy, simple, easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)
  • 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
  • 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation

Kun reading compounds

  • 安い 【やすい】 cheap, inexpensive, calm, peaceful, quiet
  • 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
  • 安 【やす】 cheap, rash, thoughtless, careless, indiscreet, frivolous
  • 安上がり 【やすあがり】 cheap, economical
  • 目安 【めやす】 criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim, rough estimate, approximation
  • 最安 【さいやす】 cheapest, least expensive, lowest-price
  • 安らか 【やすらか】 peaceful, tranquil, calm, restful
  • 安らかにお眠りください 【やすらかにおねむりください】 rest in peace, requiescat in pace, RIP

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あす、 あず、 あっ、 や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
an1
Korean:
an

Spanish

  • barato
  • tranquilo
  • pacífico

Portuguese

  • relaxar
  • calmo
  • baixo
  • barato
  • descansado
  • pacífico
  • satisfeito

French

  • paisible
  • calme
  • tranquille
  • pas cher
  • reposant
  • satisfait
153 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
242 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
223 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
128 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1283 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
98 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
472 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
105 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
105 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
84 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
464 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2695 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1373 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
193 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7072 Morohashi
2171 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1311 New Nelson (John Haig)
190 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
202 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
165 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
263 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
769 2001 Kanji
3m3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
3040.4 Four corner code
1-16-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b89 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
double, twice, times, fold
On:
バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 倍 【バイ】 double, twice (as much), times (as much), -fold, 1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n
  • 倍増 【バイゾウ】 doubling, double
  • 逓倍 【テイバイ】 multiplication (e.g. of frequencies)
  • 倍々 【バイバイ】 doubling (repeatedly), multiplying

Readings

Japanese names:
べ、 ます
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei4
Korean:
bae, pae

Spanish

  • doble
  • veces

Portuguese

  • Duplicar
  • duas vezes
  • tempos
  • dobra

French

  • double
  • deux fois
  • fois
  • plier (en 2)
694 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
389 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
563 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
809 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
483 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
866 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
323 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1025 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
87 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
87 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
158 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
111 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
80 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
90 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1001 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
760 Morohashi
108 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
252 New Nelson (John Haig)
992 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1067 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2177 2001 Kanji
2a8.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
2026.1 Four corner code
1-39-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
500d Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
good luck, joy, congratulations
Kun:
よし
On:
キチキツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
  • 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
  • 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
  • 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
  • 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
  • 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)

Kun reading compounds

  • 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
  • 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
  • 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
  • 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
gil

Spanish

  • buena suerte
  • alegría
  • felicitaciones

Portuguese

  • boa sorte
  • prazer
  • congratulações

French

  • bonne chance
  • joie
  • félicitations
1142 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
464 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1053 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
990 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1124 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
278 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
282 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1369 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1855 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
326 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3289 Morohashi
2167 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
711 New Nelson (John Haig)
320 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
342 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1064 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477 2001 Kanji
3p3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4060.1 Four corner code
1-21-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5409 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
sagacious, genius, excellence
On:
シュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 俊 【シュン】 excellence, genius
  • 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
  • 英俊 【エイシュン】 genius, prodigy

Readings

Japanese names:
すぐる、 とし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jun4, zun4
Korean:
jun

Spanish

  • excelente
  • sobresaliente

Portuguese

  • sagaz
  • gênio
  • excelência

French

  • sagacité
  • génie
  • excellence
  • avisé
1371 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1321 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
448 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1472 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1050 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1039 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1845 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1997 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1424 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
96 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
117 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
77 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
86 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1023 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
674 Morohashi
102 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216 New Nelson (John Haig)
1014 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1089 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1228 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2324.7 Four corner code
1-29-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fca Unicode hex code