Jisho

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3 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
bow, bow (archery, violin)
Kun:
ゆみ
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
  • 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
  • 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
  • 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch

Kun reading compounds

  • 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
  • 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
  • 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
  • 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

Readings

Japanese names:
こ、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gong1
Korean:
gung

Spanish

  • arco

Portuguese

  • arquear
  • arco (arma
  • violino)

French

  • arc
  • archet
107 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
836 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1539 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1560 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1419 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1268 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
95 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
212 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
592 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
604 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4193 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2120 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2869 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1239 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9692 Morohashi
3383 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1678 New Nelson (John Haig)
1231 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1317 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
83 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3552 2001 Kanji
3h0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
1720.7 Four corner code
1772.7 Four corner code
1-21-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f13 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
horse
Parts:
horse
Kun:
うまうま-
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
  • 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
  • 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider

Kun reading compounds

  • 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
  • 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
  • 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
  • 馬克 【マルク】 mark (currency)
  • 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
  • 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse

Readings

Japanese names:
た、 ばん、 め、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ma3
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • caballo

Portuguese

  • Cavalo

French

  • cheval
127 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
210 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
191 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
512 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5191 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
142 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1015 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1257 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
484 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4086 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1997 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44572 Morohashi
3296 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6725 New Nelson (John Haig)
1978 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3450 2001 Kanji
10a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-4 SKIP code
4-10-1 SKIP code
7132.7 Four corner code
1-39-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99ac Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
spear, lance, javelin
Kun:
やり
On:
ソウショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 槍騎兵 【ソウキヘイ】 lancer
  • 槍術 【ソウジュツ】 spearmanship
  • 聖槍 【セイソウ】 holy lance, sacred spear
  • 弓馬刀槍 【キュウバトウソウ】 archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship, martial arts in general

Kun reading compounds

  • 槍 【やり】 spear, lance, javelin, lance, jeering
  • 槍烏賊 【やりいか】 spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
  • 長槍 【ながやり】 long spear, pike
  • 毛槍 【けやり】 keyari, long, feathered ornamental spear carried at the head of a daimyo's procession

Readings

Japanese names:
うつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiang1
Korean:
chang, jaeng

Spanish

  • lanza
  • lanceta
  • arpón
  • jabalina

Portuguese

French

2342 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2100 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1329 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
966 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15319 Morohashi
2822 New Nelson (John Haig)
2516 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2576 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a10.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
4896.7 Four corner code
1-33-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
69cd Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
Variants:
sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
Kun:
つるぎ
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 剣 【ケン】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
  • 剣士 【ケンシ】 swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
  • 銃剣 【ジュウケン】 bayonet, guns and swords
  • 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet

Kun reading compounds

  • 剣 【けん】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
  • 剣の舞 【つるぎのまい】 Sabre Dance
  • 月の剣 【つきのつるぎ】 new moon, crescent moon
  • 草薙の剣 【くさなぎのつるぎ】 Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia), grass-mowing sword

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
geom

Spanish

  • sable
  • espada
  • hoja de espada

Portuguese

  • sabre
  • espada
  • lâmina
  • ponteiro de relógio

French

  • sabre
  • épée
  • lame
  • aiguille de montre
1214 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1248 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
696 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1436 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1095 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1151 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
879 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
900 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
791 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
198 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2104 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1096 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1493 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1687 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2076 Morohashi
1672 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
498 New Nelson (John Haig)
1671 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1801 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1310 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2843 2001 Kanji
2f8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-2 SKIP code
8250.0 Four corner code
1-23-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5263 Unicode hex code