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彫

11 strokes
Radical:
bristle, beard 彡
Parts:
冂 口 土 彡
carve, engrave, chisel
Kun:
ほ.る、 -ぼ.り
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1533 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 彫刻 【チョウコク】 carving, engraving, sculpture
  • 彫金 【チョウキン】 chasing, metal carving, metal engraving
  • 木彫 【モクチョウ】 wood carving, wooden sculpture, woodcraft

Kun reading compounds

  • 彫る 【ほる】 to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel, to tattoo

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
diao1
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • esculpir
  • grabar
  • cincelar

Portuguese

  • cinzelar
  • esculpir
  • cinzel

French

  • sculpter
  • graver
  • ciseler
1590 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1366 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
236 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1167 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1274 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1412 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1149 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1202 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1358 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
617 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2117 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1104 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1503 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1726 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9995P Morohashi
1683 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719 New Nelson (John Haig)
1710 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1846 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1430 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3660 2001 Kanji
3j8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-3 SKIP code
7222.2 Four corner code
1-36-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f6b Unicode hex code

心

4 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
心
Variants:
忄
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Kun:
こころ、 -ごころ
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
  • 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
  • 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
  • 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification

Kun reading compounds

  • 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
  • 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
  • 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin1
Korean:
sim

Spanish

  • corazón
  • centro

Portuguese

  • coração
  • mente
  • espírito

French

  • coeur
  • esprit
  • radical coeur (no. 61)
95 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
164 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
147 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
139 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1645 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
80 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
172 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
49 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
97 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
97 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
172 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
766 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
11 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
602 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10295 Morohashi
11 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1780 New Nelson (John Haig)
595 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
639 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
64 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
96 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
358 2001 Kanji
4k0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-3 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
3300.0 Four corner code
1-31-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fc3 Unicode hex code

鏤

19 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
一 ｜ 口 女 金
inlay, set, mount
Kun:
ちりば.める
On:
ル、 ロウ

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On reading compounds

  • 鏤刻 【ルコク】 engraving, carving (into), polishing (a piece of writing), improving
  • 鏤骨 【ルコツ】 painstaking efforts
  • 撥鏤 【バチル】 engraving of lacquer-stained ivory (popular during the Tang dynasty)
  • 鏤刻 【ルコク】 engraving, carving (into), polishing (a piece of writing), improving

Kun reading compounds

  • 散りばめる 【ちりばめる】 to inlay, to set, to stud (e.g. star-studded sky), to enchase (something) with, to mount (gems)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lou4
Korean:
ru

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4910 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
40820 Morohashi
6339 New Nelson (John Haig)
8a11.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-11 SKIP code
8514.4 Four corner code
1-79-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
93e4 Unicode hex code

骨

10 strokes
Radical:
bone 骨
Parts:
冂 冖 月 骨
skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Kun:
ほね
On:
コツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
  • 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, heart's core, depths of one's heart, main point, vital part
  • 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
  • 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder

Kun reading compounds

  • 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
  • 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
  • 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
  • お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu3, gu1, gu2
Korean:
gol

Spanish

  • hueso
  • esqueleto

Portuguese

  • esqueleto
  • osso
  • permanecer
  • moldura

French

  • os
  • squelette
  • restes
  • charpente
877 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
867 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1081 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5236 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
971 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1017 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1213 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1266 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1340 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1104 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1922 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3288 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1699 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2310 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1297 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45098 Morohashi
2654 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6784 New Nelson (John Haig)
1288 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1383 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
899 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3646 2001 Kanji
4b6.14 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
7722.7 Four corner code
1-25-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9aa8 Unicode hex code