Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
gradually, slowly, deliberately, gently
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1470 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 徐々に 【ジョジョニ】 gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
  • 徐行 【ジョコウ】 going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately), going at a reduced speed, slowing down, reducing speed
  • 徐々 【ジョジョ】 slow, gradual, steady, calm, composed, relaxed
  • 緩徐 【カンジョ】 gentle and quiet

Kun reading compounds

  • 徐に 【おもむろに】 suddenly, abruptly, slowly, without haste, calmly, gently, deliberately

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu2
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • gradualmente
  • lentamente
  • mansamente

Portuguese

  • gradualmente
  • lentamente
  • deliberadamente
  • gentilmente

French

  • lentement
  • petit à petit
  • posément
  • doucement
1385 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1667 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1612 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1613 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1280 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1049 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1066 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1113 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1390 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
629 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
497 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
308 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
375 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1675 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10110 Morohashi
414 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1744 New Nelson (John Haig)
1659 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1788 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1328 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2041 2001 Kanji
3i7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
2829.4 Four corner code
1-29-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f90 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
1066 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 勉強 【ベンキョウ】 study, diligence, working hard, experience, lesson (for the future), discount, price reduction
  • 勉学 【ベンガク】 study, pursuit of knowledge
  • 猛勉 【モウベン】 studying hard, cramming
  • のこ勉 【ノコベン】 staying behind after school to do private study

Kun reading compounds

  • 努める 【つとめる】 to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)

Readings

Japanese names:
ひこ、 やつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mian3
Korean:
myeon

Spanish

  • esforzarse
  • ejercitarse

Portuguese

  • esforço

French

  • exercice
317 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
413 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
390 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
946 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
228 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
852 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
129 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1263 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
735 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
748 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
219 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4113 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2088 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2829 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1994 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2384P Morohashi
3318 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
543 New Nelson (John Haig)
1975 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2129 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
366 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2557 2001 Kanji
2n8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-2 SKIP code
2421.2 Four corner code
1-42-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52c9 Unicode hex code