Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question
Kun:
しるし
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
850 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 徴 【チョウ】 sign, indication, symptom, call, summons, requisition, expropriation
  • 兆候 【チョウコウ】 sign, indication, omen, symptom
  • 追徴 【ツイチョウ】 supplementary charge, additional collection
  • 吉兆 【キッチョウ】 lucky omen, good omen
  • 徴 【チ】 fourth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  • 徴 【チョウ】 sign, indication, symptom, call, summons, requisition, expropriation
  • 変徴 【ヘンチ】 note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale

Kun reading compounds

  • 徴 【しるし】 sign, indication, omen

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng1
Korean:
jing, chi

Spanish

  • llamar
  • reunir
  • reclutar
  • signo
  • síntoma
  • efecto

Portuguese

  • indicações
  • sinal
  • presságios
  • sintoma
  • colecionar
  • procurar
  • referir-se
  • perguntar

French

  • indication
  • signe
  • symptôme
  • chercher
  • collecter (taxes)
  • appel
1596 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1026 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1634 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1384 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1285 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2265 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1420 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1509 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1148 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
636 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
841 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
485 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
622 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
896 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10238P Morohashi
683 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1768 New Nelson (John Haig)
887 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
952 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1702 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2066 2001 Kanji
3i11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
2824.0 Four corner code
1-36-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fb4 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
eight
Parts:
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
  • 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
  • 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
  • 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
  • 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
  • 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
  • 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
  • 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build

Kun reading compounds

  • 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
  • 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bing1
Korean:
byeong

Spanish

  • soldado
  • marinero
  • tropa

Portuguese

  • soldado
  • particular
  • tropas
  • exército
  • guerra
  • estratégia
  • tática

French

  • soldat
  • simple soldat
  • troupes
  • armée
  • guerre
  • stratégie
  • tactique
712 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
606 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
578 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
447 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
201 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
396 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
343 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
499 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
784 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
994 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
155 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3158 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2207 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1343 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1462 Morohashi
2551 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1331 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1429 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
243 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
489 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2661 2001 Kanji
2o5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
7280.1 Four corner code
1-42-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5175 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
orders, laws, command, decree, good
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
  • 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
  • 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
  • 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 りょう、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling4, ling2, ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • órdenes
  • leyes

Portuguese

  • pedidos
  • leis antigas
  • comando
  • decreto

French

  • ordre
  • anciennes lois
  • décret
736 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
603 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
668 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
496 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
303 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
831 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
998 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2489 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1413 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
387 Morohashi
1995 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 New Nelson (John Haig)
1401 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
460 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
2a3.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
8030.7 Four corner code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-46-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ee4 Unicode hex code