Jisho

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16 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1213 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 擁する 【ヨウスル】 to embrace, to hug, to have, to possess, to command, to lead, to employ, to support, to back up, to rally around
  • 擁護 【ヨウゴ】 protection, defence, support, safeguarding, championship, vindication
  • 抱擁 【ホウヨウ】 embrace, hug, holding in one's arms
  • 相擁 【アイヨウ】 embrace, hug

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3, yong1
Korean:
ong

Spanish

  • abrazar
  • proteger

Portuguese

  • abraçar
  • possuir
  • proteger
  • primazia

French

  • étreindre
  • prendre dans les bras
  • posséder
  • protéger
  • diriger
1882 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1638 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2013 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1750 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1385 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1715 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1832 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1490 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
929 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
949 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
532 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
694 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1399 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12781 Morohashi
770 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2294 New Nelson (John Haig)
1387 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1488 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1833 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1375 2001 Kanji
3c13.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
5001.4 Four corner code
1-45-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64c1 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
wall, lining (stomach), fence
Kun:
かべ
On:
ヘキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1037 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 壁 【カベ】 wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 壁画 【ヘキガ】 fresco, mural, wall painting
  • 隔壁 【カクヘキ】 barrier wall, bulkhead, partition, septum, diaphragm
  • 内壁 【ナイヘキ】 inner wall

Kun reading compounds

  • 壁 【かべ】 wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 壁掛け 【かべかけ】 wall-mounted ornament, wall decoration, wall hanging, wall-mounted
  • 白壁 【しらかべ】 white plaster wall, tofu, bean curd
  • 厚い壁 【あついかべ】 hard-to-overcome obstacle, high hurdle, thick wall

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi4
Korean:
byeog

Spanish

  • muro
  • pared

Portuguese

  • parede
  • forro
  • cerca

French

  • mur
  • paroi (estomac)
  • barrière
1780 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1064 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1148 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1369 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
442 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2585 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1489 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1587 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1029 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
366 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3601 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1849 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2515 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1514 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5516 Morohashi
2895 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1103 New Nelson (John Haig)
1500 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1616 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1826 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3772 2001 Kanji
3b13.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-13-3 SKIP code
7010.4 Four corner code
1-42-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58c1 Unicode hex code