Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support, push (for)
Kun:
お.す
On:
スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
507 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation
  • 推移 【スイイ】 transition, change, progress, development, shift, passing (of time)
  • 類推 【ルイスイ】 analogy, analogical reasoning, analogical inference, analogy
  • 邪推 【ジャスイ】 distrust, unjust suspicion

Kun reading compounds

  • 推す 【おす】 to recommend, to endorse (e.g. a candidate), to nominate, to support, to back, to infer (from), to deduce, to gather, to conjecture, to surmise, to think (something) through, to ponder deeply

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tui1
Korean:
chu, toe

Spanish

  • presionar
  • empujar
  • conjeturar
  • suponer
  • adivinar
  • aconsejar
  • inferir
  • llegar a la conclusión

Portuguese

  • conjecturar
  • inferir
  • convidado
  • supor
  • apoiar

French

  • présumer
  • déduire
  • deviner
  • supposer
  • soutenir
821 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
919 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
908 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
635 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1950 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
877 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1364 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1322 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1233 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1297 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1009 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
903 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
612 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
373 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
465 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
670 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12284 Morohashi
504 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212 New Nelson (John Haig)
663 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
716 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
924 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1375 2001 Kanji
3c8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5001.4 Four corner code
1-31-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a8 Unicode hex code

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
advance, proceed, progress, promote
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
  • 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
  • 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
  • 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
  • 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
  • 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin4
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • avanzar
  • progresar
  • adelantar
  • ascender

Portuguese

  • avanço
  • continuar
  • progresso
  • promover

French

  • progresser
  • avancer
  • promouvoir
259 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
343 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
326 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
175 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4709 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
194 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
262 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1503 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
437 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
267 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
702 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3873 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
568 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38943P Morohashi
3121 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6073 New Nelson (John Haig)
561 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
156 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
378 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2475 2001 Kanji
2q8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
3-2-8 SKIP code
3030.1 Four corner code
1-31-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9032 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
old 老 (耂)
Parts:
Variants:
someone, person
Kun:
もの
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
  • 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
  • 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender

Kun reading compounds

  • 者 【もの】 person
  • 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
  • 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
  • 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • alguém
  • pessoa

French

  • personne
  • quelqu'un
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
314 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
298 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3685 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
56 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
240 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
769 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
164 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1578 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3980 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1264 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28852 Morohashi
3211 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1256 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
302 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1478 2001 Kanji
4c4.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-4 SKIP code
4-8-2 SKIP code
2-4-4 SKIP code
4460.0 Four corner code
1-28-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8005 Unicode hex code