Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
899 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 掲示 【ケイジ】 notice, bulletin, post, posting, placard
  • 掲載 【ケイサイ】 publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)
  • 再掲 【サイケイ】 redisplaying, republishing, reproduction, reprint, repost
  • 上掲 【ジョウケイ】 the above-mentioned

Kun reading compounds

  • 掲げる 【かかげる】 to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display, to hold up high, to raise overhead, to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan), to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article), to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up, to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie1
Korean:
ge, gal, geol

Spanish

  • colgar
  • levantar
  • alzar
  • exhibir
  • publicar

Portuguese

  • colocar (um aviso)
  • propor
  • alçar
  • mostrar
  • pendurar
  • publicar
  • descrever

French

  • afficher
  • hisser (drapeau)
  • insertion
  • cité (ci-dessus)
  • faire paraître
  • publier
  • décrire
1198 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1221 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1934 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1659 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1366 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1624 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1733 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1011 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
898 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
597 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
362 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
450 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
680 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12311P Morohashi
494 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194 New Nelson (John Haig)
673 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
726 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1439 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1352 2001 Kanji
3c8.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5602.7 Four corner code
1-23-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63b2 Unicode hex code

西

6 strokes
Radical:
west 西 (襾, 覀)
Parts:
西
Variants:
west, Spain
Kun:
にし
On:
セイサイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 西 【セイ】 Spain
  • 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
  • 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
  • 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
  • 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
  • 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
  • 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  • 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain

Kun reading compounds

  • 西 【にし】 west
  • 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
  • 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
  • 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi

Readings

Japanese names:
いり、 ひし、 むら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi1
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • Oeste
  • España

Portuguese

  • oeste
  • Espanha

French

  • Ouest
  • Espagne
96 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
169 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
152 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
167 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4273 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
28 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
83 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
336 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
72 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
40 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1638 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4333 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2951 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34763 Morohashi
3520 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5514 New Nelson (John Haig)
1602 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1728 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
198 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
128 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3275 2001 Kanji
0a6.20 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-32-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
897f Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
Variants:
prefecture
Kun:
か.ける
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
  • 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
  • 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
  • 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture

Readings

Japanese names:
あがた、 がた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
hyeon

Spanish

  • prefectura

Portuguese

  • Condado
  • prefeitura (região)

French

  • préfecture
  • département
203 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
291 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
273 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
195 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1362 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
381 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
226 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1252 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1380 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3269 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
126 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23210P Morohashi
2641 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3918 New Nelson (John Haig)
513 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
552 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1241 2001 Kanji
3n6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
3-4-5 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2690.1 Four corner code
1-24-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770c Unicode hex code