Jisho

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3 strokes
Radical:
small, insignificant
Parts:
little, small
Kun:
ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
  • 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
  • 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
  • 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium

Kun reading compounds

  • 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
  • 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child

Readings

Japanese names:
いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao3
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • poco
  • pequeño

Portuguese

  • Pequeno
  • pouco

French

  • petit
24 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
27 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
36 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1355 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
33 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
21 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
27 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
511 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
7 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
106 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7473 Morohashi
7 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1389 New Nelson (John Haig)
105 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
126 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
15 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1141 2001 Kanji
3n0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-2 SKIP code
9000.0 Four corner code
1-30-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c0f Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
rest, day off, retire, sleep
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
642 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 休刊 【キュウカン】 suspension of publication
  • 休暇 【キュウカ】 holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
  • 帰休 【キキュウ】 leave, furlough, temporary layoff
  • 定休 【テイキュウ】 regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

Kun reading compounds

  • 休む 【やすむ】 to be absent, to take a day off, to rest, to have a break, to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
  • 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
  • 休める 【やすめる】 to rest, to suspend, to give relief

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu1
Korean:
hyu

Spanish

  • descanso
  • descansar
  • tomarse un descanso
  • estar descansado
  • dar descanso

Portuguese

  • descanso
  • dia desligado
  • aposentar
  • sono

French

  • repos
  • jour de repos
  • se coucher
  • dormir
61 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
80 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
13 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
583 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
380 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
153 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
233 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
60 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
60 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
64 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
56 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
36 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
37 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
974 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
440 Morohashi
52 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142 New Nelson (John Haig)
965 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1038 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2164 2001 Kanji
2a4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2429.0 Four corner code
1-21-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f11 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
Variants:
recess, rest, relax, repose
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1731 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 憩室 【ケイシツ】 diverticulum
  • 憩室炎 【ケイシツエン】 diverticulitis
  • 小休憩 【ショウキュウケイ】 short break, breather
  • 一服休憩 【イップクキュウケイ】 tea (coffee, cigarette) break

Kun reading compounds

  • 憩い 【いこい】 rest, relaxation
  • 憩いの場 【いこいのば】 place for relaxation and refreshment
  • 憩う 【いこう】 to rest, to relax, to repose

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
ge

Spanish

  • receso
  • descanso
  • tranquilidad
  • reposo
  • tomarse un descanso

Portuguese

  • recesso
  • descanso
  • relaxar
  • repousar

French

  • vacances
  • repos
  • détente
  • relaxation
1205 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1513 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1765 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1710 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1321 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1243 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1309 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1287 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
802 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3590 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1846 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2510 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
618 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11246 Morohashi
2890 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1980 New Nelson (John Haig)
611 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
658 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1829 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2258 2001 Kanji
4k12.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-12-4 SKIP code
2633.0 Four corner code
1-23-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
61a9 Unicode hex code