Jisho

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指

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
匕 扎 日
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
Kun:
ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
  • 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
  • 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
  • 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger

Kun reading compounds

  • 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
  • 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
  • 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
  • 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
  • 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
  • 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3, zhi1
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • dedo
  • apuntar
  • señalar

Portuguese

  • dedo
  • apontar para
  • indicar
  • colocar dentro
  • jogo (xadrez)
  • medida (governantal)

French

  • doigt
  • désigner
  • indiquer
  • jouer (échecs)
  • mesure (règle, mètre)
226 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
305 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
289 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
241 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1904 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
729 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
569 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
800 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1041 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1082 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
775 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
888 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
452 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
337 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
666 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12034 Morohashi
378 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2152 New Nelson (John Haig)
659 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
711 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
292 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
327 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1378 2001 Kanji
3c6.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5206.1 Four corner code
1-27-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6307 Unicode hex code

値

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 ｜ 化 十 目
price, cost, value
Kun:
ね、 あたい
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
518 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 値 【チ】 level, value
  • 値域 【チイキ】 range (of a function)
  • 経験値 【ケイケンチ】 amount of experience, experience level, experience point, exp, XP
  • 閾値 【イキチ】 threshold (amount, dose, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 値 【ね】 price, cost, value, worth, merit
  • 値上がり 【ねあがり】 price increase, rise in price
  • 安値 【やすね】 low price
  • 底値 【そこね】 bottom price
  • 値 【あたい】 price, cost, value, worth, merit, value
  • 値する 【あたいする】 to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit
  • 最初の値 【さいしょのあたい】 initial value

Readings

Japanese names:
じ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi2
Korean:
chi

Spanish

  • precio
  • coste
  • valor

Portuguese

  • preço
  • custo
  • valor

French

  • valeur
  • prix
  • coût
946 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
933 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
345 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
488 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1414 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
326 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1278 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
425 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
431 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
426 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
108 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
123 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
81 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
91 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
987 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
786 Morohashi
109 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
257 New Nelson (John Haig)
978 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1052 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
908 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2175 2001 Kanji
2a8.30 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
2421.6 Four corner code
1-35-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5024 Unicode hex code

注

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
丶 汁 王
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Kun:
そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 注 【チュウ】 annotation, explanatory note, comment
  • 注意 【チュウイ】 attention, notice, heed, care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for), advice, warning, caution, reminder, admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
  • 受注 【ジュチュウ】 accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won
  • 特注 【トクチュウ】 special order (goods), custom (made), bespoke

Kun reading compounds

  • 注ぐ 【そそぐ】 to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray, to shed (tears), to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into, to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
  • 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye
  • 注ぐ 【つぐ】 to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • derramar
  • verter
  • regar
  • concentrarse

Portuguese

  • derramar
  • irrigar
  • verter (lágrimas)
  • desaguar
  • colocar em(copos)
  • notas
  • comentário
  • anotar

French

  • verser
  • se jeter dans
  • arroser
  • servir (boisson)
  • note
  • remarque
  • annotation
  • commentaire
277 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
365 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
344 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
437 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2531 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
444 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
208 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
591 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
357 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
358 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1175 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
383 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
240 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
273 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17316 Morohashi
325 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3103 New Nelson (John Haig)
267 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
285 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
459 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
307 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
372 2001 Kanji
3a5.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3011.4 Four corner code
1-35-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ce8 Unicode hex code

文

4 strokes
Radical:
script, literature 文
Parts:
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Kun:
ふみ、 あや
On:
ブン、 モン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
  • 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
  • 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
  • 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
  • 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
  • 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
  • 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
  • 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

Kun reading compounds

  • 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
  • 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
  • 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
  • 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
  • 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
  • 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
  • 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character

Readings

Japanese names:
かざり、 ふ、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2, wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • letras
  • literatura

Portuguese

  • sentença
  • literatura
  • estilo
  • arte
  • decoração
  • figuras
  • plano

French

  • phrase
  • littérature
  • style
  • art
  • décoration
  • figure (de style)
  • plan
  • radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
77 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
68 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
136 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2064 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
180 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
86 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
111 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
111 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
320 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
949 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2458 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1242 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1708 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1741 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13450 Morohashi
1962 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2364 New Nelson (John Haig)
1725 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1861 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
89 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
35 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466 2001 Kanji
2j2.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
0040.0 Four corner code
1-42-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6587 Unicode hex code