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斑

12 strokes
Radical:
script, literature 文
Parts:
文 王
spot, blemish, speck, patches
Kun:
ふ、 まだら
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 斑 【ブチ】 spots, speckles, mottles
  • 斑岩 【ハンガン】 porphyry
  • 水斑 【スイハン】 water spot (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
  • 黄斑 【オウハン】 macula, macula lutea, yellow spot

Kun reading compounds

  • 斑 【ぶち】 spots, speckles, mottles
  • 斑入り 【ふいり】 variegated, spotted
  • 胡麻斑 【ごまふ】 black speckles, small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)
  • 白斑 【はくはん】 white spot, bright spot, facula, vitiligo, leukoderma, leukoma
  • 斑 【まだら】 spots, speckles, mottles, speckled, spotted
  • 斑海豚 【まだらいるか】 pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
  • 浅葱斑 【あさぎまだら】 chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
  • 鹿の子斑 【かのこまだら】 pattern of white spots, dapples

Readings

Japanese names:
い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban1
Korean:
ban

Spanish

  • mancha
  • mota
  • manchado
  • moteado
  • abigarrado
  • multicolor

Portuguese

French

2950 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1609 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1469 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1260 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
911 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
13470 Morohashi
1000 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2371 New Nelson (John Haig)
2556 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1865 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4f8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
1111.4 Four corner code
1-40-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6591 Unicode hex code

冠

9 strokes
Radical:
cover 冖
Parts:
儿 冖 寸 元
crown, best, peerless
Kun:
かんむり
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 冠 【カンムリ】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
  • 冠婚葬祭 【カンコンソウサイ】 important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
  • 宝冠 【ホウカン】 diadem, jeweled crown
  • 月桂冠 【ゲッケイカン】 laurel wreath

Kun reading compounds

  • 冠 【かんむり】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
  • 冠海雀 【かんむりうみすずめ】 Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume), crested murrelet
  • 初冠 【ういこうぶり】 crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony, noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
  • 老冠 【おいかんむり】 kanji "old" radical at top

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 かっぷ、 まさる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1, guan4
Korean:
gwan

Spanish

  • corona
  • sin par
  • sin igual

Portuguese

  • coroa
  • melhor
  • inigualável

French

  • couronne
  • le meilleur
  • inégalable
1097 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1548 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
627 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1170 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1081 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
905 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1615 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1723 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1656 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
165 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2583 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1319 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1790 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
310 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1580 Morohashi
2081 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
401 New Nelson (John Haig)
304 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
326 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1232 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3657 2001 Kanji
2i7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
3721.4 Four corner code
1-20-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
51a0 Unicode hex code

郭

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
亅 亠 口 子 邦
enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district
Kun:
くるわ
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 廓 【クルワ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
  • 廓清 【カクセイ】 purification, cleaning up, purging
  • 外郭 【ガイカク】 outer fence, outer enclosure, outer block, outline, contour
  • 遊郭 【ユウカク】 (licensed) red light district

Kun reading compounds

  • 廓 【くるわ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
  • 郭言葉 【くるわことば】 sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)

Readings

Japanese names:
ひろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo1
Korean:
gwag

Spanish

  • cerco
  • recinto
  • fortificación

Portuguese

  • cercado
  • quarteirão
  • fortificação
  • bairro das prostitutas

French

  • enceinte
  • quartiers
  • fortifications
  • quartier chaud
1076 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1770 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4765 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1793 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1829 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1417 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1673 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1788 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1773 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
759 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2112 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1499 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1859 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39474 Morohashi
1678 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6144 New Nelson (John Haig)
1842 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1985 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1492 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
444 2001 Kanji
2d7.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-3 SKIP code
1-8-2 SKIP code
1-7-2 SKIP code
1-7-3 SKIP code
0742.7 Four corner code
1-19-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90ed Unicode hex code

公

4 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
ハ 厶
public, prince, official, governmental
Kun:
おおやけ
On:
コウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
  • 公安 【コウアン】 public peace, public safety, public security, peace and order, security police
  • 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
  • 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
  • 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
  • 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
  • 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period

Kun reading compounds

  • 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
  • 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gong1
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • público
  • imparcial
  • oficial

Portuguese

  • público
  • príncipe
  • oficial
  • governamental

French

  • public
  • prince
  • officiel
  • gouvernemental
210 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
126 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
277 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
122 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
579 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
219 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
341 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
156 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
126 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2468 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1452 Morohashi
1974 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
372 New Nelson (John Haig)
784 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
212 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
92 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2071 2001 Kanji
2o2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
8073.0 Four corner code
8073.2 Four corner code
1-24-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
516c Unicode hex code