Jisho

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3 strokes
Radical:
mountain
Parts:
mountain
Kun:
やま
On:
サンセン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
  • 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
  • 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
  • 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
  • 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
  • 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
  • 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

Kun reading compounds

  • 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
  • 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
  • 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 やの、 やん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shan1
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • montaña

Portuguese

  • montanha

French

  • montagne
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
24 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
60 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1407 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
21 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
48 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
89 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
34 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
535 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3658 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
775 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7869 Morohashi
2940 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439 New Nelson (John Haig)
768 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
830 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
17 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1276 2001 Kanji
3o0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-1 SKIP code
4-3-2 SKIP code
2277.0 Four corner code
1-27-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c71 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
east
Kun:
ひがし
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
  • 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
  • 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
  • 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE

Kun reading compounds

  • 東 【ひがし】 east
  • 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
  • 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong1
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • Este

Portuguese

  • Oriente

French

  • Est
121 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
201 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
184 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
11 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
213 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
27 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
63 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
771 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
71 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1053 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4385 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2987 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
516 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14499 Morohashi
3568 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2596 New Nelson (John Haig)
504 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
543 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
108 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
164 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1564 2001 Kanji
0a8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
4-8-3 SKIP code
5090.6 Four corner code
1-37-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6771 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
field
Parts:
Variants:
town, village, block, street
Kun:
まち
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
292 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 町 【チョウ】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m), chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
  • 町議会 【チョウギカイ】 town council
  • 同町 【ドウチョウ】 the same town, that town
  • 門前町 【モンゼンマチ】 town originally built around a temple or shrine

Kun reading compounds

  • 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
  • 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
  • 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
  • 門前町 【もんぜんまち】 town originally built around a temple or shrine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting3, ding1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • pueblo
  • ciudad
  • bloque
  • calle

Portuguese

  • aldeia
  • cidade
  • bloco
  • rua

French

  • quartier
  • ville
  • village
  • rue
115 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
61 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
57 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
114 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2995 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
167 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
221 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
426 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
182 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
182 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
549 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1335 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1430 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1028 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21735 Morohashi
1113 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3729 New Nelson (John Haig)
92 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
96 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
5f2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
6102.0 Four corner code
1-36-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
753a Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 滋養 【ジヨウ】 nourishment, nutrition
  • 慈雨 【ジウ】 welcome rain, beneficial rain, blessed rain, rain that comes after a drought
  • 京滋 【ケイジ】 Kyoto-Shiga, Kyoto and Shiga
  • 茂る 【シゲル】 to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
  • 滋賀 【シガ】 Shiga (prefecture)

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 しげ、 しげる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi1
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • florecer
  • ser exuberante
  • nutritivo

Portuguese

  • nutrir
  • mais & mais
  • ser luxuriante
  • planta
  • turbidez

French

  • nourrissant
  • de plus en plus
  • luxuriant
  • plantation
  • turbidité
1327 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1625 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2626 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1395 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1489 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2460 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1549 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1651 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1776 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1222 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
734 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
437 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
549 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17919P Morohashi
602 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3238 New Nelson (John Haig)
1388 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1489 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1559 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371 2001 Kanji
3a9.27 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3813.2 Four corner code
1-28-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ecb Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
congratulations, joy
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1056 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 賀 【ガ】 congratulation, celebration
  • 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
  • 年賀 【ネンガ】 New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
  • 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 のり、 よし、 より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he4
Korean:
ha

Spanish

  • felicitaciones
  • enhorabuena
  • alegría

Portuguese

  • congratulações
  • prazer

French

  • félicitations
  • joie
565 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
660 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
630 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
778 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4501 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
615 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1780 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1756 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
756 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
769 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1019 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1728 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3212 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1663 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2253 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
877 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36725 Morohashi
2599 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5790 New Nelson (John Haig)
868 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
933 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
751 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1661 2001 Kanji
7b5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
4680.6 Four corner code
1-18-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cc0 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
Variants:
prefecture
Kun:
か.ける
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
  • 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
  • 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
  • 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture

Readings

Japanese names:
あがた、 がた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
hyeon

Spanish

  • prefectura

Portuguese

  • Condado
  • prefeitura (região)

French

  • préfecture
  • département
203 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
291 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
273 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
195 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1362 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
381 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
226 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1252 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1380 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3269 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
126 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23210P Morohashi
2641 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3918 New Nelson (John Haig)
513 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
552 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1241 2001 Kanji
3n6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
3-4-5 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2690.1 Four corner code
1-24-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770c Unicode hex code