Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
short, tiny
Parts:
infancy, childhood
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1227 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 幼 【ヨウ】 infancy, childhood, infant, child
  • 幼少 【ヨウショウ】 infancy, childhood, tender age
  • 長幼 【チョウヨウ】 young and old
  • 老幼 【ロウヨウ】 old and young

Kun reading compounds

  • 幼い 【おさない】 very young, little, childish, immature
  • 幼い頃 【おさないころ】 when one was a very young child, very early in one's life

Readings

Japanese names:
うぶ、 わか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you4
Korean:
yu

Spanish

  • infancia
  • niñez
  • infantil
  • aniñado
  • inocente

Portuguese

  • infância

French

  • enfance
  • tendre enfance
996 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
985 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1099 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1495 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1334 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
505 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
428 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1229 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1293 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1099 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
578 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
222 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
140 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
168 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1390 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9193 Morohashi
191 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599 New Nelson (John Haig)
1378 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1478 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
838 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2745 2001 Kanji
2g3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
2472.7 Four corner code
1-45-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e7c Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
right hand
Parts:
friend
Kun:
とも
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
  • 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
  • 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
  • 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend

Kun reading compounds

  • 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
  • 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
  • リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
  • 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 ど、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you3
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • amigo
  • compañero

Portuguese

  • amigo

French

  • ami
145 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
234 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
214 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
543 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
858 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
158 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
70 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
264 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
264 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
79 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
268 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3670 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
711 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3119 Morohashi
2952 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
672 New Nelson (John Haig)
704 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
760 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
451 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
104 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
2h2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
4004.7 Four corner code
1-45-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53cb Unicode hex code

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
Variants:
accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Kun:
-たち
On:
タツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
500 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 達人 【タツジン】 master, expert
  • 達意 【タツイ】 lucidity, intelligibility, perspicuity
  • 通達 【ツウタツ】 notification, official notice, directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration), being well versed (in), being proficient (in)
  • 御用達 【ゴヨウタシ】 purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.), company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
  • 達 【ダチ】 friend
  • 達頼喇嘛 【ダライラマ】 Dalai Lama
  • 重炭酸曹達 【ジュウタンサンソウダ】 sodium bicarbonate, baking soda

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 さと、 て、 てつ、 とおる、 みち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
da2
Korean:
dal

Spanish

  • realizar
  • alcanzar
  • llegar

Portuguese

  • efetuar
  • alcançar
  • chegar
  • atingir

French

  • suffixe pluriel
  • accompli
  • atteindre
  • aboutir
465 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
568 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
541 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
525 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4721 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
391 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
964 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1810 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
448 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
384 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
708 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3893 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2005 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2706 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
558 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39011P Morohashi
3139 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6088 New Nelson (John Haig)
552 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
591 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
154 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
594 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1455 2001 Kanji
2q9.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3430.4 Four corner code
1-35-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9054 Unicode hex code