Jisho

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当

6 strokes
Radical:
pig snout 彐 (彑)
Parts:
尚 ヨ
Variants:
當
hit, right, appropriate, himself
Kun:
あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 当 【トウ】 this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account
  • 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
  • 順当 【ジュントウ】 proper, right, reasonable
  • 過当 【カトウ】 excessive, exorbitant

Kun reading compounds

  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
  • 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 【あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ】 a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen
  • 当たり 【あたり】 hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each
  • 当たり前 【あたりまえ】 natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
  • 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
  • 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
  • 当て 【あて】 aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per
  • 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
  • 引き当て 【ひきあて】 mortgage, security
  • 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
  • 当に 【まさに】 really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally

Readings

Japanese names:
たい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dang1, dang4
Korean:
dang

Spanish

  • acertar
  • realizarse
  • tocar
  • ganar
  • adivinar

Portuguese

  • golpear
  • direita
  • apropriada
  • ele próprio

French

  • frapper
  • juste
  • approprié
  • lui-même
290 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
200 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
183 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1359 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
96 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
517 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
282 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
77 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
513 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2701 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1378 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1161 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9913 Morohashi
2177 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1706 New Nelson (John Haig)
1153 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1236 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
132 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1075 2001 Kanji
3n3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
9017.7 Four corner code
1-37-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f53 Unicode hex code

八

2 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
ハ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Kun:
や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
On:
ハチ、 ハツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
  • ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
  • 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
  • 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
  • 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis

Kun reading compounds

  • 八 【はち】 eight, 8
  • 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
  • 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
  • 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
  • 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
  • ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days

Readings

Japanese names:
な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ba1, ba2
Korean:
pal

Spanish

  • ocho
  • 8

Portuguese

  • Oito

French

  • huit
  • radical huit (no. 12)
8 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
8 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
66 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
41 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
577 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
19 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
10 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
10 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
8 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
151 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3644 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
8 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1450 Morohashi
3 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
369 New Nelson (John Haig)
8 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
8 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
4 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2062 2001 Kanji
2o0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-1 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-40-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
516b Unicode hex code

卦

8 strokes
Radical:
divination 卜
Parts:
卜 土
a divination sign
Kun:
うらかた
On:
カ、 カイ、 ケ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 卦辞 【カジ】 commentary (on any of the 64 hexagrams in the Book of Changes)
  • 卦兆 【カチョウ】 divination signs
  • 八卦 【ハッケ】 eight trigrams, divination signs, divination, fortune-telling
  • 卦 【ケ】 divination sign
  • 卦算 【ケイサン】 paperweight
  • 有卦 【ウケ】 streak of good luck
  • 六十四卦 【ロクジュウシケ】 the 64 hexagrams (of the Book of Changes)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gua4
Korean:
gwae

Spanish

Portuguese

French

801 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
647 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2798 Morohashi
625 New Nelson (John Haig)
2m6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
4310.0 Four corner code
1-23-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5366 Unicode hex code