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掌

12 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
冖 口 尚 手
manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand
Kun:
てのひら、 たなごころ
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1757 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 手のひら 【テノヒラ】 palm (of the hand)
  • 掌握 【ショウアク】 grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over
  • 合掌 【ガッショウ】 pressing one's hands together in prayer, triangular frame of a thatched roof, yours sincerely, yours truly, sincerely yours
  • 鞅掌 【オウショウ】 being busy with

Kun reading compounds

  • 手のひら 【てのひら】 palm (of the hand)
  • 手のひら返し 【てのひらがえし】 sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.), about-face, flip-flop
  • 手のひら 【てのひら】 palm (of the hand)
  • 掌の玉 【たなごころのたま】 apple of one's eye

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhang3
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • manipular
  • controlar
  • palma de la mano

Portuguese

  • manipular
  • regra
  • administrar
  • conduta
  • palma de mão

French

  • paume
  • manipuler
  • administrer
  • diriger
  • gouverner
1402 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1618 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1366 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1210 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1360 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1748 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
499 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
508 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1677 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
850 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3215 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1666 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2256 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
809 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12248 Morohashi
2602 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2200 New Nelson (John Haig)
801 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
864 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1537 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1047 2001 Kanji
3n9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
2-3-9 SKIP code
9050.2 Four corner code
1-30-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
638c Unicode hex code

篇

15 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
一 ｜ 冂 尸 廾 戸 冊 竹 乞
volume, chapter, book, editing, compilation
On:
ヘン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2076 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 編 【ヘン】 compilation (of a text), editing, volume (of a text), completed literary work
  • 編章 【ヘンショウ】 volumes and chapters, composition, writing
  • 続編 【ゾクヘン】 continuation, sequel
  • 後編 【コウヘン】 latter part (of book, etc.), sequel, concluding part

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pian1
Korean:
pyeon

Spanish

  • capítulo
  • volumen
  • edición
  • recopilación
  • contador de poemas

Portuguese

French

1391 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3418 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3361 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2365 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
26257X Morohashi
2710 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4324 New Nelson (John Haig)
2645 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2687 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6f9.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
8822.7 Four corner code
1-42-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bc7 Unicode hex code

小

3 strokes
Radical:
small, insignificant 小
Parts:
小
little, small
Kun:
ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
  • 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
  • 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
  • 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium

Kun reading compounds

  • 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
  • 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child

Readings

Japanese names:
いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao3
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • poco
  • pequeño

Portuguese

  • Pequeno
  • pouco

French

  • petit
24 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
27 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
36 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1355 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
33 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
21 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
27 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
511 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
7 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
106 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7473 Morohashi
7 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1389 New Nelson (John Haig)
105 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
126 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
15 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1141 2001 Kanji
3n0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-2 SKIP code
9000.0 Four corner code
1-30-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c0f Unicode hex code

説

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
儿 并 口 言
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Kun:
と.く
On:
セツ、 ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
  • 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
  • 論説 【ロンセツ】 article, discourse, dissertation, (written) argument, commentary, editorial, leading article, leader
  • 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
  • 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
  • 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign

Kun reading compounds

  • 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade

Readings

Japanese names:
さとし、 とき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shuo1, shui4, yue4
Korean:
seol, se, yeol

Spanish

  • opinión
  • teoría
  • explicar
  • expresar

Portuguese

  • rumor
  • opinião
  • teoria

French

  • théorie
  • rumeur
  • opinion
  • thèse
654 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
553 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
524 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
307 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4373 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
216 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
251 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2143 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
400 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
292 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1688 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1949 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1042 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
511 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35556P Morohashi
1547 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5627 New Nelson (John Haig)
499 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
538 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
240 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
620 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3057 2001 Kanji
7a7.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0861.6 Four corner code
1-32-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8aac Unicode hex code