Jisho

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巧

5 strokes
Radical:
work 工
Parts:
一 勹 工
adroit, skilled, ingenuity
Kun:
たく.み、 たく.む、 うま.い
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 巧 【コウ】 skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
  • 巧妙 【コウミョウ】 ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
  • 不精巧 【フセイコウ】 clumsy, bungling
  • 大巧 【タイコウ】 great talent

Kun reading compounds

  • 巧み 【たくみ】 skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
  • 巧む 【たくむ】 to devise, to plot, to plan
  • 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 たくみ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiao3
Korean:
gyo

Spanish

  • habilidad
  • destreza
  • ingenio
  • diestro
  • hábil
  • ingenioso

Portuguese

  • hábil
  • engenhoso

French

  • adroit
  • habile
  • ingénieux
1242 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1444 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1453 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1363 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1247 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
238 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1627 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1737 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1786 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
551 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
219 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
137 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
166 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1249 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8721 Morohashi
188 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1533 New Nelson (John Haig)
1241 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1329 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1047 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3152 2001 Kanji
0a5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
1-3-3 SKIP code
1112.7 Four corner code
1-25-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5de7 Unicode hex code

言

7 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
言
say, word
Kun:
い.う、 こと
On:
ゲン、 ゴン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
83 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
  • 言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
  • 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
  • 狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
  • 言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
  • 言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
  • 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
  • 二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself

Kun reading compounds

  • 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
  • 言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
  • 言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
  • 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
  • 禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
  • 二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition

Readings

Japanese names:
とき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2
Korean:
eon

Spanish

  • palabras
  • decir

Portuguese

  • Dizer
  • palavras

French

  • dire
392 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
118 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
274 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
279 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4309 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
43 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
85 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
439 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
66 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
66 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
203 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1653 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2440 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1233 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1698 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
341 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35205 Morohashi
1941 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5552 New Nelson (John Haig)
335 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
357 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
44 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
142 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3077 2001 Kanji
7a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-6 SKIP code
0060.1 Four corner code
1-24-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a00 Unicode hex code

令

5 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 个 卩
orders, laws, command, decree, good
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
  • 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
  • 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
  • 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 りょう、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling4, ling2, ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • órdenes
  • leyes

Portuguese

  • pedidos
  • leis antigas
  • comando
  • decreto

French

  • ordre
  • anciennes lois
  • décret
736 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
603 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
668 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
496 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
303 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
831 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
998 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2489 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1413 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
387 Morohashi
1995 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 New Nelson (John Haig)
1401 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
460 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
2a3.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
8030.7 Four corner code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-46-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ee4 Unicode hex code

色

6 strokes
Radical:
colour, prettiness 色
Parts:
勹 巴 色
color
Kun:
いろ
On:
ショク、 シキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 色 【ショク】 counter for colours
  • 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
  • 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
  • 色 【シキ】 rupa (form), visible objects (i.e. color and form)
  • 色彩 【シキサイ】 colour, color, hue, tints
  • 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
  • 極彩色 【ゴクサイシキ】 richly colored, richly coloured

Kun reading compounds

  • 色 【いろ】 colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion, skin colour, skin color, look (on one's face), expression, appearance, air, feeling, personality, character, tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring, love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover, paramour, beauty, sexiness, physical appeal, kind, type, variety
  • 色合い 【いろあい】 colouring, coloring, shade (of colour), hue, tone, tinge, tint, flavour, nuance, feel, sense, look
  • 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
  • 橙色 【だいだいいろ】 orange (color, colour)

Readings

Japanese names:
しか、 しこ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
se4, shai3
Korean:
saeg

Spanish

  • color
  • aspecto

Portuguese

  • cor

French

  • couleur
94 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
162 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
145 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
326 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3889 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
241 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
243 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
345 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
204 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
204 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1599 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2522 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1280 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1748 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1769 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30602 Morohashi
2029 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4956 New Nelson (John Haig)
1753 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1890 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
405 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
127 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2556 2001 Kanji
2n4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2771.7 Four corner code
1-31-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8272 Unicode hex code

鮮

17 strokes
Radical:
fish 魚
Parts:
并 杰 王 田 羊 魚
fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea
Kun:
あざ.やか
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
355 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 鮮度 【センド】 (degree of) freshness
  • 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
  • 海鮮 【カイセン】 seafood
  • 李氏朝鮮 【リシチョウセン】 Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910), Yi dynasty

Kun reading compounds

  • 鮮やか 【あざやか】 vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant, skillful, skilful, adroit, brilliant (performance, goal, etc.), splendid, superb, magnificent, fine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian1, xian3
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • fresco
  • vívido
  • reciente
  • espléndido
  • Corea

Portuguese

  • fresca
  • viva
  • limpa
  • brilhante
  • Coréia

French

  • frais
  • vif
  • clair
  • brillant
  • Corée
1501 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
833 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5295 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1350 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1920 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2670 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
701 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
714 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
916 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1932 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2355 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1656 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
557 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
46133 Morohashi
1877 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6864 New Nelson (John Haig)
551 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
590 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1891 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2555 2001 Kanji
11a6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-6 SKIP code
2835.1 Four corner code
1-33-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9bae Unicode hex code

仁

4 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 化
humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
On:
ジン、 ニ、 ニン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
  • 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
  • 同仁 【ドウジン】 universal benevolence
  • 一視同仁 【イッシドウジン】 loving every human being with impartiality, universal brotherhood, universal benevolence
  • 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
  • 仁王 【ニオウ】 two Deva kings, guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
  • 亜麻仁 【アマニ】 flaxseed, linseed
  • 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
  • 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
  • 永仁 【エイニン】 Einin era (1293.8.5-1299.4.25)
  • 薏苡仁 【ヨクイニン】 coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Readings

Japanese names:
きみ、 く、 さと、 しのぶ、 じ、 と、 のり、 ひと、 ひとし、 ひろ、 まさ、 まさし、 やす、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren2
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • humanidad
  • benevolencia
  • bondad
  • caridad

Portuguese

  • humanidade
  • virtude
  • benevolência
  • caridade
  • homem
  • núcleo

French

  • humanité
  • vertu
  • bienveillance
  • charité
  • grandeur d'âme
  • homme
  • noyau
820 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
917 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
906 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1346 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
349 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
829 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1035 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
57 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1619 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1727 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1879 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
56 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
21 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
11 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
11 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
997 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
349 Morohashi
20 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
110 New Nelson (John Haig)
988 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1063 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
832 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a2.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
2121.0 Four corner code
1-31-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ec1 Unicode hex code