Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
799 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 救急 【キュウキュウ】 first-aid, emergency (aid)
  • 救援 【キュウエン】 relief, rescue
  • 匡救 【キョウキュウ】 delivering from sin, succor, succour

Kun reading compounds

  • 救う 【すくう】 to rescue from, to help out of, to save

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiu4
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • socorro
  • ayuda
  • rescate
  • rescatar
  • salvar
  • ayudar

Portuguese

  • salvação
  • salva
  • ajudar
  • resgatar
  • reivindicar

French

  • sauvetage
  • sauver
  • aider
  • secourir
  • récupérer
584 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
480 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
456 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
876 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2051 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
698 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
588 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1406 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
725 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
934 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
939 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1891 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1003 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
945 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13221 Morohashi
1497 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2344 New Nelson (John Haig)
936 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1006 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
563 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1466 2001 Kanji
4i7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
4814.0 Four corner code
1-21-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6551 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Kun:
いのち
On:
メイミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
  • 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
  • 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
  • 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
  • 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
  • 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
  • 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith

Kun reading compounds

  • 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
  • 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
  • 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
  • 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming4
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • orden
  • mandato
  • vida

Portuguese

  • destino
  • comando
  • decreto
  • vida

French

  • destinée
  • destin
  • ordre
  • décret
  • vie
  • nommer (à un poste)
519 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
416 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
394 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
388 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
430 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
387 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
411 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
671 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
578 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
997 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2553 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1412 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3473 Morohashi
2058 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767 New Nelson (John Haig)
1400 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
249 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
316 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
2a6.26 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
2-3-5 SKIP code
8062.7 Four corner code
1-44-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
547d Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
boat
Parts:
rowboat, small boat
On:
テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 艇 【テイ】 (small) boat
  • 艇庫 【テイコ】 boat-house
  • 艦艇 【カンテイ】 naval vessels, warships
  • 競艇 【キョウテイ】 kyōtei, boat race, hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting3
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • bote de remos
  • bote pequeño

Portuguese

  • Barco a remo
  • pequeno barco

French

  • barque
  • petit bateau
1621 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1429 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3875 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1255 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1692 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1666 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1780 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1930 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1597 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1727 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
923 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1246 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1894 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30440 Morohashi
1365 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4941 New Nelson (John Haig)
1876 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2021 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1657 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
867 2001 Kanji
6c6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
1-6-6 SKIP code
2244.1 Four corner code
1-36-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8247 Unicode hex code