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弁

5 strokes
Radical:
two hands, twenty 廾
Parts:
厶 廾
Variants:
辨 辧 瓣 辯 辮
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Kun:
かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
On:
ベン、 ヘン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
619 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 弁 【ベン】 speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
  • 弁解 【ベンカイ】 explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
  • 熱弁 【ネツベン】 impassioned speech, fervent speech
  • 強弁 【キョウベン】 insisting (unreasonably), obstinate insistence

Kun reading compounds

  • 弁える 【わきまえる】 to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind

Readings

Japanese names:
べ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bian4
Korean:
byeon, ban

Spanish

  • discurso
  • dialecto
  • distinguir
  • identificar
  • reembolsar
  • pétalo

Portuguese

  • válvula
  • petala
  • trança
  • discurso
  • dialeto
  • discriminação
  • livrar-se de
  • distinguir

French

  • éloquence
  • valve
  • pétale
  • tresse
  • dialecte
  • discernement
  • résoudre
  • distinguer
715 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
807 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
786 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
793 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
846 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
513 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1265 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
275 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
711 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
724 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1116 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
262 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2497 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1264 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1730 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
750 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9588 Morohashi
2004 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1663 New Nelson (John Haig)
742 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
803 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
654 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2755 2001 Kanji
0a5.30 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2344.0 Four corner code
1-42-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f01 Unicode hex code

慶

15 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
冖 夂 广 心
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
Kun:
よろこ.び
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 慶事 【ケイジ】 happy event, auspicious event, matter for congratulation
  • 慶祝 【ケイシュク】 congratulation, celebration
  • 弁慶 【ベンケイ】 strong person, person putting on a brave front, bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.), checks, plaid, checked pattern
  • 大慶 【タイケイ】 great joy

Kun reading compounds

  • 喜び 【よろこび】 joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
  • 喜び事 【よろこびごと】 auspicious event, celebration

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 きよん、 け、 みち、 む、 やす、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing4
Korean:
gyeong, gang

Spanish

  • júbilo
  • felicidad
  • diversión
  • regocijo

Portuguese

  • júbilo
  • congratular
  • regozijar-se
  • estar feliz

French

  • jubiler
  • se réjouir
  • féliciter
  • être heureux
1204 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
962 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1033 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1318 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2425 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1632 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1742 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1732 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
799 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3936 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2029 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2739 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2020 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11145 Morohashi
3173 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1967 New Nelson (John Haig)
2001 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2157 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1762 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567 2001 Kanji
3q12.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
0024.7 Four corner code
1-23-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6176 Unicode hex code

泣

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
汁 立
cry, weep, moan
Kun:
な.く
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 泣訴 【キュウソ】 imploring with tears in one's eyes
  • 号泣 【ゴウキュウ】 crying loudly, bawling, wailing, lamentation, crying one's eyes out (without making noise), breaking into a flood of tears, crying buckets, weeping
  • 哀泣 【アイキュウ】 crying with sadness

Kun reading compounds

  • 泣く 【なく】 to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
  • 泣く子と地頭には勝てない 【なくことじとうにはかてない】 you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
eub

Spanish

  • llorar
  • gemir
  • cantar (pájaros)

Portuguese

  • choro
  • chorar
  • lamento

French

  • pleurer
  • gémir
479 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
838 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1192 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2532 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1049 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
678 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
590 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1236 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1300 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1171 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
396 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
253 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
300 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
439 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17309 Morohashi
338 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3104 New Nelson (John Haig)
432 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
463 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
500 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
373 2001 Kanji
3a5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3011.8 Four corner code
1-21-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ce3 Unicode hex code

所

8 strokes
Radical:
door, house 戶 (户, 戸)
Parts:
一 尸 戸 斤
place, extent
Kun:
ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 所 【ショ】 counter for places
  • 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
  • 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
  • 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn

Kun reading compounds

  • 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
  • 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
  • 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
  • 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
  • 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
  • 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
  • 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
  • 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
  • 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
  • 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
  • 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
  • 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place

Readings

Japanese names:
せ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
suo3
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • lugar

Portuguese

  • Lugar

French

  • lieu
246 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
328 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
312 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
107 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1821 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
137 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
177 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
153 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
843 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1056 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1137 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11715X Morohashi
851 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2054 New Nelson (John Haig)
1127 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
305 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3054 2001 Kanji
4m4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
3222.1 Four corner code
7222.1 Four corner code
1-29-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6240 Unicode hex code