Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
proclaim, say, announce
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
695 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 宣 【セン】 imperial order, imperial decree
  • 宣教師 【センキョウシ】 missionary
  • 託宣 【タクセン】 oracle, revelation, divine message
  • 街宣 【ガイセン】 carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets

Kun reading compounds

  • 宣ふ 【のたまう】 to say
  • 宣う 【のたまう】 to say, to be pleased to say

Readings

Japanese names:
とおる、 のぶ、 のぼる、 のり、 ひさ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xuan1
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • proclamar
  • promulgar
  • anunciar
  • difundir

Portuguese

  • proclamar
  • dizer
  • anunciar

French

  • proclamer
  • dire
  • annoncer
829 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
924 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
913 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1012 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1301 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
569 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1208 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
919 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
625 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
635 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
475 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2799 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1440 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1940 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
191 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7132 Morohashi
2252 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1328 New Nelson (John Haig)
188 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
200 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
885 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
3010.6 Four corner code
1-32-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ba3 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
Kun:
むねうま.い
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 旨意 【シイ】 intent, purpose, aim
  • 旨趣 【シシュ】 objective, purport, intent
  • 本旨 【ホンシ】 main object, principal object, true aim
  • 宗旨 【シュウシ】 tenets (of a religious sect), doctrines, (religious) sect, denomination, religion, faith, one's principles, one's tastes, one's preferences

Kun reading compounds

  • 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
  • 旨とする 【むねとする】 to make it a principle to ..., to aim at doing
  • その旨 【そのむね】 (words to) that effect
  • 御旨 【みむね】 God's will
  • 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
  • うまい汁 【うまいしる】 the lion's share, the cream

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • principio
  • idea
  • significado
  • delicioso
  • habilidoso
  • es decir

Portuguese

  • delicioso
  • sabor
  • mostra um gosto para
  • vontade
  • inteligente
  • perito

French

  • délicieux
  • très bien
  • savoureux
  • avoir un penchant pour
  • portée
  • volonté
  • intelligent
  • expert
1312 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1151 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
752 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1069 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1403 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
263 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1040 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1081 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1349 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
232 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2516 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1278 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1744 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
465 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13738 Morohashi
2024 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2414 New Nelson (John Haig)
455 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
493 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1077 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1278 2001 Kanji
4c2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2160.1 Four corner code
2260.1 Four corner code
1-27-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e8 Unicode hex code