Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Kun:
わざ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
434 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 技 【ワザ】 technique, art, skill, move
  • 技巧 【ギコウ】 technique, finesse
  • 国技 【コクギ】 national sport
  • 陸上競技 【リクジョウキョウギ】 track-and-field events

Kun reading compounds

  • 技 【わざ】 technique, art, skill, move
  • 技あり 【わざあり】 waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
  • 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
  • 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • habilidad
  • arte
  • técnica

Portuguese

  • habilidade
  • arte
  • ofício
  • capacidade
  • façanha
  • performance
  • vocação
  • artes

French

  • habileté
  • art
  • technique
  • jeu (d'acteur)
  • prouesse
  • métier
  • vocation
  • arts
579 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
673 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
644 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
387 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1853 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
463 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
558 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
381 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
871 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
891 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
369 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
857 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
185 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
719 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11855 Morohashi
248 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2092 New Nelson (John Haig)
712 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
769 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
665 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c4.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
5404.7 Four corner code
1-21-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6280 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
go, do
Parts:
art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Kun:
すべ
On:
ジュツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
  • 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
  • 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
  • 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology

Kun reading compounds

  • 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
  • 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
  • なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
  • 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu4, zhu2
Korean:
sul

Spanish

  • arte
  • técnica
  • manera de hacer las cosas

Portuguese

  • arte
  • técnica
  • habilidade
  • meios
  • truque
  • recursos
  • mágica

French

  • technique
  • art
  • moyens
  • tour
  • ressources
  • magie
636 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
732 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
708 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
299 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1621 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
447 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
877 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1298 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
187 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
187 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
370 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1614 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
575 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
433 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1539 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34046P Morohashi
476 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1754 New Nelson (John Haig)
1525 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1644 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
322 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
736 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2053 2001 Kanji
3i8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
2122.1 Four corner code
2190.4 Four corner code
1-29-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8853 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
branch
Parts:
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 支 【シ】 China
  • 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
  • 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchus, bronchial tube
  • 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle, 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days, 12-year Chinese zodiac

Kun reading compounds

  • 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check
  • 閊える 【つかえる】 to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog, to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full, to be piled up (e.g. of work), to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer, to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
  • 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • soporte
  • apoyo
  • rama
  • pago
  • interferencia
  • soportar
  • sostener

Portuguese

  • ramo
  • apoio
  • sustentar

French

  • soutien
  • support
  • branche
  • filiale
  • succursale
  • radical branche (no. 65)
621 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
717 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
691 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
302 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2039 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
115 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
583 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
63 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
318 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
318 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
932 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2473 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1251 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1717 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
718 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13061 Morohashi
1979 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2324 New Nelson (John Haig)
711 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
768 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
185 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
642 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
2k2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
4040.7 Four corner code
1-27-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
652f Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
abet, help, save
On:
エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
312 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 援助 【エンジョ】 assistance, aid, support
  • 援護 【エンゴ】 support, help, backing, covering (from enemy attack), protection
  • 来援 【ライエン】 assistance, support
  • 義捐 【ギエン】 alms, donation (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yuan2
Korean:
weon

Spanish

  • ayudar
  • auxiliar
  • citar
  • mencionar

Portuguese

  • encorajar
  • ajudar
  • salvar

French

  • renfort
  • aide
  • assistance
1026 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
582 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1961 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1564 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1372 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1088 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1139 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1270 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
912 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
715 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
428 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
536 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1970 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12407X Morohashi
586 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230 New Nelson (John Haig)
1951 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2101 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
354 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1539 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c9.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
5204.7 Four corner code
1-17-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63f4 Unicode hex code