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小

3 strokes
Radical:
small, insignificant 小
Parts:
小
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

Speed

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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

面

9 strokes
Radical:
face 面 (靣)
Parts:
面
Variants:
靣
mask, face, features, surface
Kun:
おも、 おもて、 つら
On:
メン、 ベン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
  • 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
  • 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
  • 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting

Kun reading compounds

  • 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
  • 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
  • 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
  • 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
  • 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
  • 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
  • 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
  • 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
  • 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
  • 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mian4
Korean:
myeon

Spanish

  • cara
  • semblante
  • superficie

Portuguese

  • máscara
  • rosto
  • recursos
  • superfície

French

  • masque
  • face
  • traits
  • surface
322 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
417 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
395 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
165 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5087 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
321 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1002 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
904 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
274 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
274 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1876 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2590 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1324 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1910 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42618 Morohashi
2087 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6566 New Nelson (John Haig)
1892 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2039 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
117 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
347 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3176 2001 Kanji
3s6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
3-5-4 SKIP code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-44-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9762 Unicode hex code

除

10 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
一 个 阡 示
exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
Kun:
のぞ.く、 -よ.け
On:
ジョ、 ジ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
594 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 除 【ジョ】 division
  • 除外 【ジョガイ】 exception, exclusion
  • 切除 【セツジョ】 cut off, cut out, ablation, resection, surgical removal
  • 防除 【ボウジョ】 prevention (of plant disease and insect damage), (pest) control, extermination (of harmful insects), protection (against natural disasters)
  • 除 【ジョ】 division
  • 除外 【ジョガイ】 exception, exclusion
  • 分解掃除 【ブンカイソウジ】 overhaul, taking apart and cleaning
  • 掃き掃除 【ハキソウジ】 sweeping and cleaning

Kun reading compounds

  • 除く 【のぞく】 to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate, to exclude, to except

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chu2
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • eliminar
  • quitar
  • excluir
  • dividir

Portuguese

  • excluir
  • divisão (mat.)
  • remover
  • abolir
  • cancelar
  • exceto

French

  • exclure
  • division (opération)
  • enlever
  • abolir
  • annuler
813 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
910 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
711 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
688 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
530 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
986 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1059 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1065 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1112 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
958 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
732 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
546 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
412 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1674 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41669 Morohashi
456 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6449 New Nelson (John Haig)
1658 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1787 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
905 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3641 2001 Kanji
2d7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
7829.4 Four corner code
1-29-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9664 Unicode hex code

去

5 strokes
Radical:
private 厶
Parts:
厶 土
Variants:
厺
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
Kun:
さ.る、 -さ.る
On:
キョ、 コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 去年 【キョネン】 last year
  • 去就 【キョシュウ】 leaving or staying, (one's) course of action, (one's) position, (one's) attitude
  • 消去 【ショウキョ】 erasure, deletion, elimination, clearing, elimination (of variables), extinction
  • 国外退去 【コクガイタイキョ】 deportation
  • 去年 【キョネン】 last year
  • 大過去 【ダイカコ】 past perfect tense, pluperfect
  • 不定過去 【フテイカコ】 aorist tense (in Greek), past-perfective tense

Kun reading compounds

  • 去る 【さる】 to leave, to go away, to pass, to elapse, to be distant, to send away, to drive off, to divorce, to (do) completely, last ... (e.g. "last April")
  • 去る者追わず 【さるものおわず】 do not chase the one who leaves

Readings

Japanese names:
い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu4
Korean:
geo

Spanish

  • pasado
  • ido
  • dejar
  • abandonar
  • partir

Portuguese

  • foi
  • passado
  • deixar
  • passar
  • eliminar
  • divórcio

French

  • parti
  • passé
  • quitter
  • s'écouler
  • éliminer
  • divorce
189 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
276 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
258 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
618 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1051 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
475 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
133 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
266 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
414 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
420 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
261 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2678 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1364 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1850 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
757 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3070 Morohashi
2156 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
665 New Nelson (John Haig)
750 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
812 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
496 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
247 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1471 2001 Kanji
3b2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-2 SKIP code
4073.1 Four corner code
1-21-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53bb Unicode hex code