Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
corpse
Parts:
nun
Kun:
あま
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 尼 【ニ】 bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun), Indonesia
  • 尼加拉瓦 【ニカラグア】 Nicaragua
  • 僧尼 【ソウニ】 monks and nuns
  • 修道尼 【シュウドウニ】 nun

Kun reading compounds

  • 尼 【あま】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)
  • 尼崎歯科専門学校 【あまがさきしかせんもんがっこう】 Amagasaki Dental College, ADC

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ni2
Korean:
ni, il

Spanish

  • monja budista
  • monja

Portuguese

  • Freira

French

  • nonne
1674 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1661 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1378 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1688 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1228 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
175 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1620 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1728 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1722 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
522 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3767 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1919 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2611 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1063 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7635 Morohashi
3033 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405 New Nelson (John Haig)
1054 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1133 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1046 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3756 2001 Kanji
3r2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-2 SKIP code
7721.2 Four corner code
1-38-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c3c Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
130 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 加 【カ】 addition, Canada
  • 加圧 【カアツ】 increasing pressure
  • 添加 【テンカ】 addition, annexing
  • 倍加 【バイカ】 doubling, marked increase, multiplying, redoubling

Kun reading compounds

  • 加える 【くわえる】 to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex, to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up, to include, to count in, to let join, to inflict (damage), to deal, to give
  • 加わる 【くわわる】 to be added to, to be appended, to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate, to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed), to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia1
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • agregar
  • añadir
  • incrementar
  • Canadá
  • sumar
  • unirse

Portuguese

  • somar
  • adição
  • aumento
  • unir
  • incluir
  • Canadá

French

  • ajouter
  • addition
  • augmentation
  • rejoindre
  • inclure
  • Canada
356 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
453 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
431 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
187 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
716 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
787 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
366 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
121 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
709 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
722 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
208 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
42 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
23 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
24 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
876 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2297 Morohashi
38 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
523 New Nelson (John Haig)
867 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
932 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
237 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
447 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1677 2001 Kanji
2g3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-3 SKIP code
4600.0 Four corner code
1-18-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52a0 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 拉麺 【ラーメン】 ramen, Chinese-style noodles
  • 拉致 【ラチ】 taking captive, carrying away, kidnapping, kidnaping, abduction
  • 委内瑞拉 【ベネズエラ】 Venezuela

Kun reading compounds

  • 拉ぐ 【ひしぐ】 to crush, to squash, to overpower, to beat, to crush

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
la1, la2, la3
Korean:
rab

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1867 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1301 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
372 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
279 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11946 Morohashi
2109 New Nelson (John Haig)
696 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
5001.8 Four corner code
1-57-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62c9 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
tile
Parts:
tile, gram
Kun:
かわらぐらむ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1850 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 瓦斯 【ガス】 gas (as a fuel), gas (state of matter), poison gas, dense fog, thick fog, gas stove, gas cooker, gas range, gasoline, gas, petrol, flatulence, gas, wind, fart, gassed yarn
  • 瓦礫 【ガレキ】 rubble, debris, wreckage, tiles and pebbles, trash, rubbish
  • 鞍橋 【クラボネ】 saddle tree
  • 舗装煉瓦 【ホソウレンガ】 paving brick

Kun reading compounds

  • 瓦 【かわら】 roof tile
  • 瓦状 【かわらがさね】 imbricate, tegular, overlapping
  • 瓦 【グラム】 gram, gramme

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wa3, wa4
Korean:
wa

Spanish

  • teja

Portuguese

French

  • tuile
  • gramme
2977 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
201 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1216 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4288 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2918 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1040 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21438 Morohashi
3476 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3690 New Nelson (John Haig)
1031 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1108 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a5.11 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-1 SKIP code
1071.7 Four corner code
1011.7 Four corner code
1-20-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
74e6 Unicode hex code