Jisho

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

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On reading compounds

  • 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

16 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
burn, blaze, glow
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
948 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 燃費 【ネンピ】 fuel consumption, gas mileage
  • 燃焼 【ネンショウ】 burning, combustion, exerting all strength, making an effort
  • 不燃 【フネン】 incombustibility
  • 可燃 【カネン】 inflammable, flammable, combustible, burnable

Kun reading compounds

  • 燃える 【もえる】 to burn, to get fired up
  • 燃えるゴミ 【もえるごみ】 burnable garbage, burnable waste
  • 燃やす 【もやす】 to burn, to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
  • 燃やすごみ 【もやすごみ】 burnable garbage, burnable waste
  • 燃やす 【もやす】 to burn, to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ran2
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • quemar
  • quemarse
  • arder

Portuguese

  • queimadura
  • chama
  • ardor

French

  • brûler
  • flamber
690 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
786 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
765 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1142 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2808 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
541 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
721 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
652 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
663 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
870 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1271 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1375 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
739 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
249 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19394 Morohashi
1081 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3490 New Nelson (John Haig)
510 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
549 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
816 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1140 2001 Kanji
4d12.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-12 SKIP code
1-1-15 SKIP code
9383.3 Four corner code
1-39-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
71c3 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Kun:
くさくさ--ぐさ
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
  • 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
  • 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
  • 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up

Kun reading compounds

  • 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
  • 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
  • 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
  • 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass

Readings

Japanese names:
そ、 や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cao3
Korean:
cho

Spanish

  • hierba
  • planta

Portuguese

  • grama
  • erva daninha
  • ervas
  • pasto
  • escrever
  • esboçar

French

  • herbe
  • mauvaise herbe
  • plantes
  • pâturage
  • écrire
  • ébauche
106 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
57 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
162 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
705 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3939 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
118 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
865 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
934 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
249 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
567 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
652 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2813 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
229 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30945P Morohashi
2263 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5032 New Nelson (John Haig)
224 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
238 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3k6.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4440.6 Four corner code
1-33-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8349 Unicode hex code