Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
Kun:
よ.る-よ.りよ.せる
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 寄港 【キコウ】 calling at a port, making an intermediate stop at an airport
  • 寄金 【キキン】 contribution, donation
  • 数寄 【スキ】 refined taste, elegant pursuits

Kun reading compounds

  • 寄る 【よる】 to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to, to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet, to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit, to grow old, to grow high (number, etc.), to grow (wrinkly), to lean against, to recline on, to push one's opponent while holding their belt, to decide on a price and come to a deal, to be swayed by (a person), to yield to
  • 寄ると触ると 【よるとさわると】 whenever they come together
  • 寄せる 【よせる】 to come near, to let someone approach, to bring near, to bring together, to collect, to gather, to deliver (opinion, news, etc.), to send (e.g. a letter), to contribute, to donate, to let someone drop by, to add (numbers), to have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.), to rely upon for a time, to depend on, to use as a pretext, to put aside, to press, to push, to force, to include, to welcome (in a group), to let in

Readings

Japanese names:
よせ、 より、 よろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • colaborar
  • apoyarse en
  • acercarse
  • reunirse
  • arrimar
  • juntar

Portuguese

  • aproximar
  • juntar
  • colecionar
  • enviar
  • adiantar

French

  • approcher
  • s'approcher
  • faire une visite
  • collecter
  • rassembler
  • envoyer
  • faire suivre
576 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
671 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
642 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1318 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
692 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
471 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1525 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1361 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1445 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1120 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
486 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2856 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1473 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1983 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
196 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7203 Morohashi
2291 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1345 New Nelson (John Haig)
192 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
204 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
727 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
749 2001 Kanji
3m8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3062.1 Four corner code
1-20-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bc4 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf
Parts:
广
seat, mat, occasion, place
Kun:
むしろ
On:
セキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
370 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 席 【セキ】 seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post
  • 席上 【セキジョウ】 at the meeting, on the occasion
  • 寄席 【ヨセ】 entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.), vaudeville theater (theatre), music hall
  • 次席 【ジセキ】 associate, junior, assistant, runner-up

Kun reading compounds

  • 筵 【むしろ】 woven mat (esp. one made of straw), seat
  • 竹席 【たかむしろ】 bamboo mat

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi2
Korean:
seog

Spanish

  • asiento
  • plaza
  • posición

Portuguese

  • assento
  • esteira
  • ocasião
  • lugar

French

  • siège
  • natte
  • occasion
  • place
444 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
549 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
520 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
349 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1513 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
461 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
497 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1242 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
379 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
332 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
564 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3865 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1986 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2683 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1201 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8926 Morohashi
3113 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1561 New Nelson (John Haig)
1193 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1277 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
549 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
544 2001 Kanji
3q7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
3-3-6 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-32-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e2d Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
Variants:
skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base
Kun:
あし
On:
キャクキャカク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 脚 【キャク】 counter for chairs or seats
  • 脚本 【キャクホン】 script, screenplay, scenario
  • 立脚 【リッキャク】 being based on
  • 橋脚 【キョウキャク】 bridge pier, pontoon bridge
  • 脚 【キャク】 counter for chairs or seats
  • 脚本 【キャクホン】 script, screenplay, scenario
  • 脚病 【カクビョウ】 beriberi

Kun reading compounds

  • 足 【あし】 foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg, gait, pace, lower radical of a kanji, means of transportation, (one's) ride, money, coin
  • 脚がある 【あしがある】 to have legs, to be able to get around, to be a good runner
  • 舞脚 【まいあし】 kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)
  • 二十脚 【にじゅうあし】 kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao3, jia3, jue2
Korean:
gag

Spanish

  • pie
  • pata
  • posición
  • contador de patas

Portuguese

  • derrapagens
  • perna
  • armação

French

  • pied (d'un objet)
  • patins
  • train d'atterrissage
1146 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1021 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3773 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1422 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1677 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1612 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1784 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1916 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1545 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1034 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
664 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
887 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1408 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29502 Morohashi
974 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4820 New Nelson (John Haig)
1396 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1498 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1449 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3944 2001 Kanji
4b7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-21-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
811a Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
Variants:
ray, light
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 光学 【コウガク】 optics
  • 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
  • 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
  • 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence

Kun reading compounds

  • 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
  • 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
  • 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
  • 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
  • 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
  • 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guang1
Korean:
gwang

Spanish

  • rayo
  • luz
  • paisaje
  • honor
  • brillar
  • brillo

Portuguese

  • raio
  • luz

French

  • rayon
  • lumière
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
129 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
417 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1358 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
217 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
281 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
464 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3043 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
120 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1350 Morohashi
2391 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349 New Nelson (John Haig)
119 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
345 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
121 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1057 2001 Kanji
3n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
9021.1 Four corner code
1-24-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5149 Unicode hex code