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干

3 strokes
Radical:
pestle 干
Parts:
一 十 干
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Kun:
ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 関与 【カンヨ】 participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
  • 干渉 【カンショウ】 interference, intervention, meddling
  • 水干 【スイカン】 everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan, silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
  • 十干 【ジッカン】 ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water), ten heavenly stems

Kun reading compounds

  • 干す 【ほす】 to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc.
  • 干る 【ひる】 to dry (up), to become parched, to ebb, to recede

Readings

Japanese names:
ほし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan1, gan4
Korean:
gan, gang

Spanish

  • secarse
  • secar
  • relacionar
  • airear

Portuguese

  • sêco
  • ressecar

French

  • sec
  • dessécher
840 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
825 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1179 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1492 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1542 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
502 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
584 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4187 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1663 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9165 Morohashi
3379 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1589 New Nelson (John Haig)
1648 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
826 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3155 2001 Kanji
2k1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
1040.0 Four corner code
1-20-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e72 Unicode hex code

将

10 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch 寸
Parts:
寸 爪 爿
Variants:
將
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Kun:
まさ.に、 はた、 まさ、 ひきい.る、 もって
On:
ショウ、 ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
  • 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
  • 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
  • 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)

Kun reading compounds

  • 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
  • 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
  • 将又 【はたまた】 or
  • 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
  • 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiang1, jiang4
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • líder
  • cargo
  • mando
  • mandar
  • de ahora en adelante

Portuguese

  • líder
  • comandante
  • general
  • almirante
  • ou
  • e outra vez
  • logo
  • de agora em diante
  • somente sobre isto

French

  • dirigeant
  • commandant
  • général
  • amiral
  • ou
  • l'un après l'autre
  • bientôt
  • à partir de maintenant
  • à peu près
911 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
899 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
561 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2840 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
920 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
479 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1040 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
627 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
637 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
830 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
506 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
551 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
336 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
415 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
739 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7437P Morohashi
460 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1379 New Nelson (John Haig)
731 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
789 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
447 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
906 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1248 2001 Kanji
2b8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3214.9 Four corner code
3714.2 Four corner code
1-30-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c06 Unicode hex code

莫

10 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
大 艾 日
must not, do not, be not
Kun:
くれ、 なか.れ、 なし
On:
バク、 ボ、 マク、 モ、 ナイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 莫大 【バクダイ】 vast, huge, immense, enormous, colossal, malva nut (Scaphium affine)
  • 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
  • 寂寞 【セキバク】 lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate, deserted, forlorn
  • 索莫 【サクバク】 dreary, bleak, desolate
  • 寂寞 【ジャクマク】 lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate, deserted, forlorn
  • 莫斯科 【モスクワ】 Moscow (Russia)
  • 莫臥児 【モウル】 lace, lacing braid, chenille yarn, tinsel, pipe cleaner, fibre, paper, etc. twisted between a pair of wires

Kun reading compounds

  • 勿れ 【なかれ】 must not, do not

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo4
Korean:
mag, mo

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3954 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1175 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2839 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1971 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31078X Morohashi
5057 New Nelson (John Haig)
2105 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2242 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k7.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
2-4-7 SKIP code
4443.0 Four corner code
1-39-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83ab Unicode hex code

耶

9 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
邦 耳
question mark
Kun:
か
On:
ヤ、 ジャ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 耶嬢 【ヤジョウ】 father and mother
  • 耶蘇 【ヤソ】 Jesus (Christ), Christianity, Christian
  • 三昧耶 【サンマヤ】 time, meeting, coming together, equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
  • 伽耶 【カヤ】 Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy), Karak

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ye2, ye1
Korean:
ya

Spanish

  • interrogación
  • palabra para llamar al padre

Portuguese

French

3698 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
889 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2253 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1635 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
862 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1179 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
29008 Morohashi
1283 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4716 New Nelson (John Haig)
2680 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2720 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6e2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-3 SKIP code
1-6-2 SKIP code
1712.7 Four corner code
1-44-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8036 Unicode hex code