Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1870 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 挟殺 【キョウサツ】 rundown
  • 挟瞼器 【キョウケンキ】 entropion forceps

Kun reading compounds

  • 挟む 【はさむ】 to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides), to put between, to sandwich between, to insert, to interpose, to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to trap, to pinch, to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings), to interpose (e.g. an objection), to interject, to throw in (e.g. a joke), to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.), to have between each other, to be across (a street, river, etc.), to harbour (feelings), to cast (e.g. doubt)
  • 挟まる 【はさまる】 to get between, to be caught in
  • 差し挟む 【さしはさむ】 to insert, to interrupt, to slip in a word, to harbor (e.g. doubts), to harbour, to entertain (e.g. a theory)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie2
Korean:
hyeob

Spanish

  • insertar
  • interponer
  • intercalar
  • meter entre
  • unir (dos extremos)

Portuguese

  • Um pouco
  • entre

French

  • pincer
  • entre deux
1165 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1923 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
570 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1354 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1437 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1473 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
886 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
450 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
277 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1275 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
377 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2146 New Nelson (John Haig)
1267 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1357 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1258 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3c6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5503.0 Four corner code
1-22-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
631f Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch
Parts:
Variants:
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
  • 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
  • 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
  • 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)

Kun reading compounds

  • 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
  • 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
  • 将又 【はたまた】 or
  • 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
  • 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiang1, jiang4
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • líder
  • cargo
  • mando
  • mandar
  • de ahora en adelante

Portuguese

  • líder
  • comandante
  • general
  • almirante
  • ou
  • e outra vez
  • logo
  • de agora em diante
  • somente sobre isto

French

  • dirigeant
  • commandant
  • général
  • amiral
  • ou
  • l'un après l'autre
  • bientôt
  • à partir de maintenant
  • à peu près
911 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
899 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
561 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2840 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
920 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
479 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1040 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
627 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
637 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
830 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
506 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
551 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
336 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
415 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
739 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7437P Morohashi
460 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1379 New Nelson (John Haig)
731 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
789 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
447 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
906 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1248 2001 Kanji
2b8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3214.9 Four corner code
3714.2 Four corner code
1-30-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c06 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
Kun:
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1311 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 棋士 【キシ】 professional shogi player, professional go player
  • 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
  • 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go

Kun reading compounds

  • 碁 【ご】 go (board game)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • pieza de ajedrez
  • ajedrez japonés
  • shogi

Portuguese

  • peça de xadrez
  • xadrez Japonês
  • shogi

French

  • pièce d'échec
  • échecs japonais
  • shogi
1130 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1259 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2294 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1794 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1438 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1835 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1985 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1535 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1099 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
675 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
899 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1779 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14922 Morohashi
987 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2744 New Nelson (John Haig)
1763 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1900 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1552 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1861 2001 Kanji
4a8.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
4498.1 Four corner code
1-20-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
68cb Unicode hex code