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持

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
土 寸 扎
hold, have
Kun:
も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
On:
ジ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 持 【ジ】 draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
  • 持久 【ジキュウ】 endurance, persistence
  • 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
  • 護持 【ゴジ】 defend and maintain, support, protection

Kun reading compounds

  • 持つ 【もつ】 to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
  • 持子 【もつご】 stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon
  • 持てる 【もてる】 to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent
  • 持てる者 【もてるもの】 (the) haves, those who have

Readings

Japanese names:
もち、 もつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chi2
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • duración
  • propiedad
  • cargo
  • sostener
  • mantener

Portuguese

  • segurar
  • ter

French

  • avoir
  • tenir
231 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
310 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
294 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
184 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1903 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
50 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
178 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
801 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
451 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
142 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
889 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
447 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
667 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12019 Morohashi
374 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2151 New Nelson (John Haig)
660 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
94 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
328 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1348 2001 Kanji
3c6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5404.1 Four corner code
1-27-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6301 Unicode hex code

続

13 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
儿 冖 士 小 幺 糸
Variants:
續 賡
continue, series, sequel
Kun:
つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない
On:
ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
141 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 続 【ゾク】 sequel, second series
  • 続出 【ゾクシュツ】 appearing one after another, cropping up one after another, occurring in succession
  • 断続 【ダンゾク】 intermittence, being intermittent, occurring intermittently
  • 持続 【ジゾク】 continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
  • 続 【ゾク】 sequel, second series
  • 続日本紀 【ショクニホンギ】 Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)

Kun reading compounds

  • 続く 【つづく】 to continue, to last, to go on, to continue (without a break), to be unbroken, to occur again and again, to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin, to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to, to hold out, to keep, to last
  • 続ける 【つづける】 to continue, to keep up, to keep on

Readings

Japanese names:
つぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu4
Korean:
sog

Spanish

  • continuación
  • serie
  • secuela
  • continuar
  • seguir

Portuguese

  • continuar
  • série
  • sequela
  • sequência

French

  • continuer
  • série
  • suite
456 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
563 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
536 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3544 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
548 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
821 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2334 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
243 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
243 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
211 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1539 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1722 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
921 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1244 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1357 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27533 Morohashi
1362 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4500 New Nelson (John Haig)
1345 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1445 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
400 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
609 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2757 2001 Kanji
6a7.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
2491.2 Four corner code
1-34-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d9a Unicode hex code

力

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code