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

Stroke order

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

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
vow, swear, pledge
Kun:
ちか.う
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 誓約 【セイヤク】 oath, vow, pledge, covenant
  • 誓約書 【セイヤクショ】 written oath, covenant, pledge
  • 祈誓 【キセイ】 vow, oath, pledge
  • 偽誓 【ギセイ】 perjury, false oath

Kun reading compounds

  • 誓う 【ちかう】 to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • voto
  • juramento
  • compromiso
  • jurar
  • hacer un voto
  • dar su palabra

Portuguese

  • voto
  • jurar
  • penhor

French

  • prêter serment
  • promettre
  • jurer
1478 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1743 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4369 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1036 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1755 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2218 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1395 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1484 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1712 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1655 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3424 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1764 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2401 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1142 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35514 Morohashi
2754 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5622 New Nelson (John Haig)
1133 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1214 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1728 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
7a7.17 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-7 SKIP code
5260.1 Four corner code
1-32-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a93 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
shoot, arrow
Parts:
style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
On:
シキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
251 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 式 【シキ】 way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type, ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration, wedding (ceremony), equation, formula, expression, enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
  • 式場 【シキジョウ】 ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
  • 硬式 【コウシキ】 hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
  • 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
sig

Spanish

  • ceremonia
  • método
  • sistema
  • forma

Portuguese

  • estilo
  • cerimônia
  • rito
  • método
  • sistema
  • formulário

French

  • type
  • protocole
  • cérémonie
  • rituel
  • fonction
  • processus
  • système
  • forme
417 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
311 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
295 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
185 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1556 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
349 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
515 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
525 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
534 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
796 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
602 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3785 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1931 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2623 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
359 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9663 Morohashi
3049 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1676 New Nelson (John Haig)
353 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
377 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
356 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
269 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1456 2001 Kanji
4n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
4310.0 Four corner code
1-28-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f0f Unicode hex code