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宝

8 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
丶 宀 王
Variants:
寶 寳 寚
treasure, wealth, valuables
Kun:
たから
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
  • 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
  • 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
  • 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)

Kun reading compounds

  • 宝 【たから】 treasure
  • 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
  • お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
  • 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy

Readings

Japanese names:
ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao3
Korean:
bo

Spanish

  • tesoro
  • bienes de valor

Portuguese

  • tesouro
  • riqueza
  • valores

French

  • trésor
  • richesses
  • objets de valeur
983 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
971 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
661 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1293 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
981 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
465 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
676 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
296 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
296 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
474 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2764 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1415 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1910 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
263 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7122 Morohashi
2224 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1320 New Nelson (John Haig)
257 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
273 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
874 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3010.3 Four corner code
1-42-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b9d Unicode hex code

玉

5 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
丶 王
jewel, ball
Kun:
たま、 たま-、 -だま
On:
ギョク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 玉 【ギョク】 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king (of the junior player)
  • 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
  • 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
  • 居玉 【イギョク】 playing with one's king in its original starting position, sitting king

Kun reading compounds

  • 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
  • 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy
  • 埼玉 【さいたま】 Saitama (city, prefecture)
  • 勾玉 【まがたま】 magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

Readings

Japanese names:
おう、 だん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
og

Spanish

  • joya
  • esfera
  • bola
  • pelota

Portuguese

  • jóia
  • bola
  • gota

French

  • bijoux
  • balle
  • boule
64 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
48 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
102 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
610 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2923 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
103 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
732 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
204 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
295 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
575 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1313 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4289 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2166 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2919 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
262 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20821 Morohashi
3477 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3620 New Nelson (John Haig)
256 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
272 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
40 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
4f0.2 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-1 SKIP code
1010.3 Four corner code
1-22-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7389 Unicode hex code

勺

3 strokes
Radical:
wrap, embrace 勹
Parts:
丶 勹
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
On:
シャク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

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  • 勺 【シャク】 shaku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml, shaku, traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
  • 勺水 【シャクスイ】 shaku of water, 18 ml of water, droplet of water, very small amount of water
  • 一勺 【イッシャク】 one shaku

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shao2, shuo4
Korean:
jag

Spanish

  • cucharón
  • unidad de capacidad y área

Portuguese

  • concha
  • afundar

French

  • louche
  • shaku = un dixième de go = 18 ml
1342 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2020 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
740 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1817 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1903 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2138 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1917 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
228 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3650 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2540 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
68 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2495 Morohashi
2933 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
565 New Nelson (John Haig)
68 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
72 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1015 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2552 2001 Kanji
0a3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-1 SKIP code
2732.0 Four corner code
1-28-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52fa Unicode hex code

杖

7 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
一 ノ 木
staff, cane
Kun:
つえ
On:
ジョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 杖 【ジョウ】 public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
  • 杖鼓 【ジョウコ】 janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo
  • 聖杖 【セイジョウ】 holy staff, sacred staff
  • 金剛杖 【コンゴウヅエ】 pilgrim's staff

Kun reading compounds

  • 杖 【つえ】 cane, walking stick, staff, wand
  • 杖状 【つえじょう】 staff-shaped
  • 魔法の杖 【まほうのつえ】 magic wand
  • 転ばぬ先の杖 【ころばぬさきのつえ】 prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, look before you leap, forewarned is forearmed, a stitch in time saves nine, a walking stick before stumbling

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhang4
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • caña
  • bastón
  • vara
  • dependencia

Portuguese

French

2183 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
422 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1026 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
736 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14469 Morohashi
2555 New Nelson (John Haig)
2504 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2566 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
4590.0 Four corner code
1-30-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6756 Unicode hex code