Jisho

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On reading compounds

  • 嵌合 【ハメアイ】 fitting together (e.g. nuts and bolts), fit
  • 嵌張 【カンチャン】 wait for the middle tile of a chow

Kun reading compounds

  • 嵌める 【はめる】 to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame), to insert (e.g. a cork), to fasten (a button), to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves), to place (a hoop) around, to attach (e.g. a hose to a tap), to pigeonhole (into a particular category), to force (into a mold), to place (restrictions) on, to entrap, to take (someone) in, to set (someone) up, to deceive, to throw into, to have sex, to fuck
  • 嵌まる 【はまる】 to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window), to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions), to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught, to be deceived, to be taken in, to fall into a trap, to get addicted to, to get deep into, to become crazy about, to become stuck on

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian4, qian1
Korean:
gam

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1432 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2897 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
8279 Morohashi
2313 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1497 New Nelson (John Haig)
2229 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2337 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3o9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
2-3-8 SKIP code
2278.2 Four corner code
1-54-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5d4c Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
suddenly, immediately, in a hurry, arrange, stay in place, bow, kowtow
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

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On reading compounds

  • 頓 【トミ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, stupid, foolish, attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
  • 頓狂 【トンキョウ】 wild, freakish, madcap, crazy, hysterical
  • 整理整頓 【セイリセイトン】 keeping things tidy and in order
  • 停頓 【テイトン】 deadlock, standstill, stalemate, set-back, abeyance

Kun reading compounds

  • 頓と 【とんと】 completely, not at all
  • 頓に 【とみに】 suddenly, all at once, rapidly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dun4, du2
Korean:
don, dun

Spanish

  • de pronto
  • de repente
  • de una vez
  • preparar
  • arreglar
  • ordenar
  • recoger
  • bajar la cabeza

Portuguese

French

5121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2115 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2122 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1320 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
957 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
43381 Morohashi
6623 New Nelson (John Haig)
2788 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1610 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
5178.6 Four corner code
1-38-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9813 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
wrap, embrace
Parts:
wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
  • 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
  • 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
  • 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure

Kun reading compounds

  • 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
  • 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 かね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao1
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • envolver
  • empaquetar
  • cubrir

Portuguese

  • movimentar
  • embrulhar
  • capa
  • esconde

French

  • emballer
  • envelopper
  • recouvrir
  • cacher
511 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
611 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
583 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1112 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
377 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
218 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
819 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1013 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
230 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3684 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1880 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2560 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
536 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2506P Morohashi
2966 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 New Nelson (John Haig)
530 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
569 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
456 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2556 2001 Kanji
0a5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
2771.2 Four corner code
1-42-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5305 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
Variants:
stalk, stem
Kun:
くき
On:
ケイキョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 茎頂 【ケイチョウ】 tip of a stem (of a plant)
  • 茎葉 【ケイヨウ】 stems and leaves
  • 塊茎 【カイケイ】 tuber
  • 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
  • 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
  • 陰茎 【インケイ】 penis

Kun reading compounds

  • 茎 【くき】 stalk, stem
  • 茎茶 【くきちゃ】 twig tea, stem tea, kukicha, tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
  • 水茎 【みずぐき】 writing brush, writing, handwriting
  • 一茎 【ひとくき】 one stem

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing1
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • tallo
  • caña
  • raíz

Portuguese

  • caule
  • talo

French

  • tige
  • queue
1194 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1995 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3912 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1291 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1700 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
684 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1474 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1571 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1836 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
647 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2788 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1432 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1931 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
722 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30861PX Morohashi
2242 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4991 New Nelson (John Haig)
715 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
772 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1214 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3k5.23 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
4410.4 Four corner code
1-23-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
830e Unicode hex code