Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf
Parts:
usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting
Kun:
つねとこ-
On:
ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
293 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 常識 【ジョウシキ】 common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
  • 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
  • 平常 【ヘイジョウ】 normal, usual, ordinary, everyday
  • 経常 【ケイジョウ】 ordinary

Kun reading compounds

  • 常 【つね】 usual state of things
  • 常に 【つねに】 always, constantly
  • 経常 【けいじょう】 ordinary
  • 人の常 【ひとのつね】 human nature

Readings

Japanese names:
とき、 のぶ、 ひ、 ひた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang2
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • habitual
  • usual
  • ordinario
  • normal
  • siempre
  • interminable

Portuguese

  • regular
  • normal
  • comum
  • usual

French

  • habituel
  • ordinaire
  • normal
642 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
740 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
718 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
356 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1364 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
199 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
499 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1463 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
497 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
708 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
566 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3203 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1657 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2247 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
807 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8955 Morohashi
2590 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1569 New Nelson (John Haig)
799 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
862 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
737 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1044 2001 Kanji
3n8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-6 SKIP code
2-3-8 SKIP code
9022.7 Four corner code
1-30-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e38 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
  • 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
  • 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
  • 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot

Kun reading compounds

  • 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
  • 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 じゅ、 すみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • residir
  • vivir
  • habitar
  • residencia

Portuguese

  • reside
  • vida
  • habita

French

  • résider
  • vivre
  • habiter
244 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
325 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
310 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
248 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
404 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
209 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
114 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
355 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
156 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
78 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
72 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
44 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
47 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
963 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
505 Morohashi
64 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
164 New Nelson (John Haig)
954 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1027 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
377 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
283 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2172 2001 Kanji
2a5.19 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2021.4 Four corner code
1-29-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f4f Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
Variants:

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On reading compounds

  • 座敷 【ザシキ】 tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
  • 座禅 【ザゼン】 zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
  • 連座 【レンザ】 implication (in a crime), involvement, sitting in a row (in the same seat)
  • 同坐 【ドウザ】 sitting together, the same theater (theatre), involvement, entanglement, implication

Kun reading compounds

  • 座る 【すわる】 to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still
  • 在す 【まします】 to be

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zuo4
Korean:
jwa

Spanish

  • sentarse

Portuguese

French

1874 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
41 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
542 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4361 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2970 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
4931 Morohashi
3547 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
978 New Nelson (John Haig)
2844 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2861 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3b4.11 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-2 SKIP code
8810.4 Four corner code
1-26-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5750 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
minster, official
Parts:

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On reading compounds

  • 臥位 【ガイ】 lying down (of body), reclining position, decubitus
  • 臥具 【ガグ】 bedding, kasaya, monk's stole
  • 平臥 【ヘイガ】 lying down, being laid up, being ill in bed
  • 横臥 【オウガ】 lying on one's side

Kun reading compounds

  • 臥せる 【ふせる】 to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)
  • 臥せる 【ふせる】 to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)
  • 臥す 【ふす】 to lie down (in bed)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wo4
Korean:
wa

Spanish

  • inclinación
  • reverencia
  • inclinarse
  • postrarse
  • echarse (por sueño o enfermedad)

Portuguese

French

3839 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1825 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1307 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
30071 Morohashi
1440 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4896 New Nelson (John Haig)
2909 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2918 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2a7.22 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-2 SKIP code
1-6-2 SKIP code
7870.0 Four corner code
1-18-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81e5 Unicode hex code