Jisho

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左

5 strokes
Radical:
work 工
Parts:
一 ノ 工
left
Kun:
ひだり
On:
サ、 シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
630 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 左 【サ】 left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), the following
  • 左右 【サユウ】 left and right, right and left, (asserting) control, influence, domination, one's attendants, people accompanying one, (serving at someone's) side, equivocation
  • 極左 【キョクサ】 extreme left, ultraleft
  • 最左 【サイサ】 left-most
  • 左官 【サカン】 plasterer

Kun reading compounds

  • 左 【ひだり】 left, left-hand side, left hand, the left (wing), leftist, fondness for alcohol, drinker
  • 左腕 【さわん】 left arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher)
  • 向かって左 【むかってひだり】 on the left as one faces (it)
  • 同左 【どうひだり】 same as on the left, (in vertical writing) same as below

Readings

Japanese names:
そ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zuo3
Korean:
jwa

Spanish

  • izquierda

Portuguese

  • Esquerda

French

  • gauche
18 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
21 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
22 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
477 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1455 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
87 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
50 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
169 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.12 Japanese for Busy People
75 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
75 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
36 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
552 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3692 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1887 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2567 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
77 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8720 Morohashi
2974 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1535 New Nelson (John Haig)
77 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
81 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
374 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
39 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1472 2001 Kanji
0a5.20 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4001.1 Four corner code
1-26-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5de6 Unicode hex code

顧

21 strokes
Radical:
leaf 頁
Parts:
一 ハ 尸 戸 目 貝 隹 頁
look back, review, examine oneself, turn around
Kun:
かえり.みる
On:
コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1058 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 顧問 【コモン】 adviser, advisor, consultant
  • 顧客 【コキャク】 customer, client, patron
  • 一顧 【イッコ】 slightest notice, slightest consideration, slightest attention, a little thought, glance
  • 後顧 【コウコ】 looking back, worry, anxiety

Kun reading compounds

  • 顧みる 【かえりみる】 to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about, to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder, to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration

Readings

Japanese names:
たか、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu4
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • reflejarse
  • volverse hacia
  • mirar hacia atrás
  • reflexionar
  • repasar
  • revisar

Portuguese

  • recordar
  • revisão
  • auto-examinar
  • voltar-se

French

  • considération
  • conseiller
  • revoir
  • reconsidérer
  • retourner
1235 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1388 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5141 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1341 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1902 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2929 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1554 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1656 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1648 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1898 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2394 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1220 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1093 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43689P Morohashi
1900 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6655 New Nelson (John Haig)
1084 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1165 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1941 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3061 2001 Kanji
9a12.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-12-9 SKIP code
3128.6 Four corner code
1-24-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9867 Unicode hex code

右

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
一 ノ 口
right
Kun:
みぎ
On:
ウ、 ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
602 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
  • 右側 【ミギガワ】 right side, right-hand side
  • 極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
  • 最右 【サイウ】 right-most, rightmost
  • 右筆 【ユウヒツ】 private secretary, amanuensis
  • 右文 【ユウブン】 respect for literary culture
  • 上下左右 【ジョウゲサユウ】 up and down, left and right, top and bottom, left and right

Kun reading compounds

  • 右 【みぎ】 right, right-hand side, right hand, the above (in a piece of vertical writing), above-mentioned, the right (wing), rightist
  • 右腕 【みぎうで】 right arm, right-hand man, right hand, right-hand person, right-handed pitcher
  • 上右 【うえみぎ】 upper right (corner)
  • 下右 【したみぎ】 lower right (corner)

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 すけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you4
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • derecha

Portuguese

  • Direita

French

  • droite
19 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
22 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
2 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
503 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
878 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
88 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
33 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
171 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.12 Japanese for Busy People
76 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
76 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
35 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
277 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1888 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2568 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
78 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3250 Morohashi
2975 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
700 New Nelson (John Haig)
78 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
82 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
384 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
38 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477 2001 Kanji
3d2.15 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4060.0 Four corner code
1-17-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f3 Unicode hex code

眄

9 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
一 亅 山 目
looking askance
Kun:
かえり.みる
On:
ベン、 メン

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 左顧右眄 【サコウベン】 looking right and left or all about, vacillation
  • 顧眄 【コベン】 turning around to look (at), looking back (at)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mian3
Korean:
myeon

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3129 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
23182 Morohashi
3913 New Nelson (John Haig)
5c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
6102.7 Four corner code
1-66-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7704 Unicode hex code