Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
hate, detest
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1808 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 憎悪 【ゾウオ】 hatred, abhorrence, loathing, detestation
  • 憎悪犯罪 【ゾウオハンザイ】 hate crime

Kun reading compounds

  • 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
  • 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
  • 憎らしい 【にくらしい】 odious, hateful, detestable, horrible, (speaking ironically) darling
  • 憎しみ 【にくしみ】 hatred
  • 憎しみ合う 【にくしみあう】 to hate each other, to hate mutually

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zeng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

  • odiar
  • detestar

Portuguese

  • odiar
  • detesta

French

  • haine
  • détester
1532 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1775 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1757 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1217 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
548 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1365 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1452 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1462 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
828 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
845 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
489 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
626 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
633 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11188P Morohashi
687 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1969 New Nelson (John Haig)
626 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
673 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1704 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1178 2001 Kanji
4k11.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
9806.6 Four corner code
1-33-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
618e Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
steam, breath
Parts:
Variants:
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Kun:
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
  • 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
  • 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
  • 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Kun reading compounds

  • 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • espíritu
  • mente

Portuguese

  • espírito
  • mente

French

  • esprit
  • air
  • atmosphère
  • humeur
59 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
68 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
11 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2480 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
144 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
67 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
134 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3960 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17046P Morohashi
3194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3025 New Nelson (John Haig)
1885 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
55 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
52 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
0a6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-2 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
8041.7 Four corner code
1-21-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c17 Unicode hex code