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:
tree
Parts:
root, radical, head (pimple)
Kun:
-ね
On:
コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
  • 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
  • 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
  • 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb

Kun reading compounds

  • 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
  • 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
  • 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
  • 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gen1
Korean:
geun

Spanish

  • raíz matemática
  • perseverancia
  • raíz

Portuguese

  • raiz
  • radical
  • verruga

French

  • racine
  • radical
  • point noir (acné)
216 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
298 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
282 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
535 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2261 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
425 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
632 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1372 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
314 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1092 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1167 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
631 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
841 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1473 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14745 Morohashi
930 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2670 New Nelson (John Haig)
1461 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1571 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
390 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
355 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1865 2001 Kanji
4a6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4793.2 Four corner code
1-26-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6839 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
Variants:
treasure, wealth, valuables
Kun:
たから
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
  • 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
  • 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
  • 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)

Kun reading compounds

  • 宝 【たから】 treasure
  • 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
  • お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
  • 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao3
Korean:
bo

Spanish

  • tesoro
  • bienes de valor

Portuguese

  • tesouro
  • riqueza
  • valores

French

  • trésor
  • richesses
  • objets de valeur
983 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
971 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
661 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1293 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
981 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
465 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
676 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
296 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
296 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
474 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2764 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1415 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1910 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
263 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7122 Morohashi
2224 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1320 New Nelson (John Haig)
257 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
273 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
874 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3010.3 Four corner code
1-42-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b9d Unicode hex code