Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
small, insignificant
Parts:
be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 先端 【センタン】 pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve), forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
  • 先鋭 【センエイ】 radical, acute, sharp
  • 肺尖 【ハイセン】 pulmonary apex, apex of a lung
  • 刀尖 【トウセン】 tip of a sword

Kun reading compounds

  • 尖る 【とがる】 to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp, to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
  • 切っ先 【きっさき】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
  • 雛頭 【ひなさき】 slightly protruding part of the front of an eboshi, clitoris
  • 鋭い 【するどい】 sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed, sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound), keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1
Korean:
cheom

Spanish

  • puntiagudo
  • afilado
  • disgustado
  • hacerse puntiagudo
  • hacerse afilado

Portuguese

French

1357 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2700 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1864 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
7480 Morohashi
2176 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1393 New Nelson (John Haig)
2903 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2912 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3n3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
9043.0 Four corner code
1-32-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c16 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
tower, tall building, palace
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
444 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 閣内 【カクナイ】 (inside the) Cabinet
  • 閣議 【カクギ】 cabinet meeting
  • 倒閣 【トウカク】 overthrow of government
  • 影の内閣 【カゲノナイカク】 shadow cabinet

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge2
Korean:
gag

Spanish

  • torre
  • edificio alto
  • palacio
  • gabinete

Portuguese

  • torre
  • edifício alto
  • palácio

French

  • tour
  • tour (immeuble)
  • palais
837 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
822 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
480 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4957 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1373 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1862 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
837 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
856 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1193 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1843 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4128 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2098 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2841 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1638 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41300 Morohashi
3327 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6401 New Nelson (John Haig)
1624 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1752 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
970 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3877 2001 Kanji
8e6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-6 SKIP code
7760.4 Four corner code
1-19-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95a3 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
various, many, several, together
Kun:
もろ
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
658 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 諸 【ショ】 various, many, several
  • 諸君 【ショクン】 you (people), gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, my friends, everyone

Kun reading compounds

  • 諸 【もろ】 both, many, various, all, together
  • 諸々 【もろもろ】 all kinds of things, various things, large number of people
  • その他もろもろ 【そのたもろもろ】 and various other things, and many others, and all the rest, and so on and so forth

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu1
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • diversos
  • varios
  • variados

Portuguese

  • vários
  • muitos
  • juntamente

French

  • multiples
  • plusieurs
  • différents
  • divers
  • ensemble
812 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
909 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
898 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
602 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4393 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
617 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
909 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2329 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
861 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
880 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1032 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1694 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1984 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1061 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1269 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35691P Morohashi
1577 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5648 New Nelson (John Haig)
1261 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1351 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
272 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
985 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3078 2001 Kanji
7a8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
0466.0 Four corner code
1-29-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8af8 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
mountain
Parts:
Variants:
island
Kun:
しま
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
  • 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
  • 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
  • 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands

Kun reading compounds

  • 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
  • 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
  • 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
  • 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dao3
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • isla

Portuguese

  • ilha

French

  • île
292 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
380 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
358 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
173 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
230 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
183 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
489 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1522 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
286 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
286 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
543 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4103 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2081 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2820 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1967 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8108 Morohashi
3310 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1476 New Nelson (John Haig)
1948 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2098 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
379 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
362 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
852 2001 Kanji
3o7.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
4-10-4 SKIP code
2772.7 Four corner code
1-37-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5cf6 Unicode hex code