Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)
Kun:
さ.すはさ.む
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 挿入 【ソウニュウ】 insertion, incorporation, infixing
  • 挿話 【ソウワ】 episode, side story, story within a story, aside, anecdote
  • 外挿 【ガイソウ】 extrapolation
  • 内挿 【ナイソウ】 interpolation

Kun reading compounds

  • 挿す 【さす】 to insert, to put in, to plant (a cutting), to strike, to arrange (flowers), to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
  • 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)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cha1
Korean:
sab

Spanish

  • insertar
  • injertar
  • hacer pasar

Portuguese

  • inserir
  • inserido
  • enxertar
  • usar (espada)

French

  • insérer
  • greffer
  • mettre dans
  • porter (épée)
1517 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1744 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1916 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1358 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1651 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1765 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1478 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
894 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
517 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
317 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
390 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1125 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12119 Morohashi
431 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2167 New Nelson (John Haig)
1116 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1197 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1340 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1355 2001 Kanji
3c7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
5205.6 Four corner code
1-33-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
633f Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
enter
Parts:
enter, insert
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
  • 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
  • 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
  • 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
  • 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
  • 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace

Kun reading compounds

  • 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
  • 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
  • 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
  • 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
  • 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
  • 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk

Readings

Japanese names:
いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ru4
Korean:
ib

Spanish

  • entrar
  • insertar
  • admitir
  • introducir
  • meter

Portuguese

  • entrar
  • inserir

French

  • entrer
  • insérer
125 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
28 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
63 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
74 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
574 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
39 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
15 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
52 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2113 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
786 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1415 Morohashi
3370 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
366 New Nelson (John Haig)
779 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
842 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
8 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
0a2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
3-1-1 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-38-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5165 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 句 【ク】 section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph, phrase, verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry), haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc., maxim, saying, idiom, expression, clause (e.g. in a database query language)
  • 区切り 【クギリ】 pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation, break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
  • 絶句 【ゼック】 being lost for words, becoming speechless, jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
  • 慣用句 【カンヨウク】 idiom, set phrase, idiomatic phrase

Readings

Japanese names:
すく
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4, gou1
Korean:
gu, gwi

Spanish

  • frase
  • cláusula
  • sentencia
  • oración
  • párrafo

Portuguese

  • frase
  • cláusula
  • sentença
  • passagem
  • parágrafo

French

  • phrase
  • clause
  • paragraphe
  • passage
  • compteur de haïku
592 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
683 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
655 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1258 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
745 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
795 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1123 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
337 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
337 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
663 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
315 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3685 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1881 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2561 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
65 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3234 Morohashi
2967 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
693 New Nelson (John Haig)
65 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
69 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
650 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2549 2001 Kanji
3d2.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
2762.0 Four corner code
1-22-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53e5 Unicode hex code