Jisho

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摩

15 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
广 手 木 麻
Variants:
擵
chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape
Kun:
ま.する、 さす.る、 す.る
On:
マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1252 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 摩擦 【マサツ】 friction, rubbing, chafing, discord, friction, strife, conflict
  • 摩天楼 【マテンロウ】 skyscraper
  • 研磨 【ケンマ】 grinding, polishing, refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.), applying oneself (to study), disciplining oneself
  • あん摩 【アンマ】 massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage), masseur, masseuse, massager, blind person

Kun reading compounds

  • 摩する 【まする】 to rub, to scrub, to scrape, to draw near, to press
  • 摩る 【さする】 to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage
  • 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2, ma1
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • roce
  • fricción
  • caricia

Portuguese

  • escoriação
  • raspar
  • polir
  • alcance
  • arranhão

French

  • irriter
  • gratter
  • caresser
  • frictionner
  • polir
  • moudre
1830 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1074 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5392 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1783 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1380 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2428 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1530 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1631 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1415 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
852 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3938 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2030 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
646 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12613P Morohashi
3175 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2264 New Nelson (John Haig)
639 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
689 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1768 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
547 2001 Kanji
3q12.6 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
3-11-4 SKIP code
0025.2 Four corner code
1-43-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6469 Unicode hex code

訶

12 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
一 亅 口 言
Variants:
哬
scold
Kun:
しか.る、 せ.める
On:
カ

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 薩婆訶 【ソワカ】 svāhā, well said, so be it
  • 摩訶 【マカ】 maha (great)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he1
Korean:
ga

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4328 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1662 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
35328 Morohashi
5577 New Nelson (John Haig)
7a5.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
0162.0 Four corner code
1-75-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a36 Unicode hex code

毘

9 strokes
Radical:
compare, compete 比
Parts:
比 田
help, assist
Kun:
たす.ける
On:
ヒ、 ビ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 毘沙門天 【ビシャモンテン】 Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
  • 毘盧遮那 【ビルシャナ】 Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
  • 荼毘 【ダビ】 cremation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pi2
Korean:
bi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2997 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1195 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3169 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2217 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
16753 Morohashi
3011 New Nelson (John Haig)
5f4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
6071.1 Four corner code
6011.1 Four corner code
1-40-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bd8 Unicode hex code

盧

16 strokes
Radical:
dish 皿
Parts:
匕 卜 厂 田 皿 虍
hut
On:
ロ
1483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 盧溝橋 【ロコウキョウ】 Marco Polo Bridge (China)
  • 盧溝橋事件 【ロコウキョウジケン】 Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
  • 葫蘆 【コロ】 calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu2
Korean:
ro

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4114 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2594 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23050 Morohashi
3903 New Nelson (John Haig)
2m14.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-12 SKIP code
2121.7 Four corner code
1-66-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76e7 Unicode hex code

遮

14 strokes (also 13)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
一 込 广 杰
intercept, interrupt, obstruct
Kun:
さえぎ.る
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1865 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 遮断機 【シャダンキ】 (railway) crossing gate, barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
  • 遮断器 【シャダンキ】 circuit breaker
  • 間遮 【アイシャ】 piece placed to block opponent's check, interposed piece

Kun reading compounds

  • 遮る 【さえぎる】 to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe1, zhe5
Korean:
cha

Spanish

  • interceptar
  • interrumpir
  • obstruir

Portuguese

  • interceptar
  • interromper
  • obstruir

French

  • intercepter
  • interrompre
  • obstruer
1339 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1927 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4737 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1818 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1767 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1899 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1749 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
716 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3916 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2018 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1200 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39086X Morohashi
3158 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6106 New Nelson (John Haig)
1192 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1276 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1732 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
540 2001 Kanji
2q11.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-11 SKIP code
3-3-10 SKIP code
3030.3 Four corner code
1-28-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
906e Unicode hex code

那

7 strokes (also 6)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
二 刀 邦
what?
Kun:
なに、 なんぞ、 いかん
On:
ナ、 ダ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 那覇 【ナハ】 Naha (city in Okinawa)
  • 那覇港湾空港工事事務所 【ナハコウワンクウコウコウジジムショ】 Naha Harbour and Airport Construction Office
  • 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
  • 印度支那 【インドシナ】 Indochina

Readings

Japanese names:
とも、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
na4, na1, na3
Korean:
na

Spanish

  • abundante
  • ¿qué?

Portuguese

French

1257 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4757 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
416 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2251 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
826 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1047 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
564 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
748 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39306X Morohashi
843 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6129 New Nelson (John Haig)
2960 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1992 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2d4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
1-4-2 SKIP code
1752.7 Four corner code
1-38-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90a3 Unicode hex code