Jisho

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新

13 strokes
Radical:
axe 斤
Parts:
亠 并 斤 木 立 辛
new
Kun:
あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
  • 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
  • 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
  • 改新 【カイシン】 reformation

Kun reading compounds

  • 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
  • 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
  • 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
  • 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)

Readings

Japanese names:
あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • nuevo
  • fresco

Portuguese

  • novo

French

  • nouveau
256 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
165 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
148 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
36 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2080 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
178 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
55 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1965 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
174 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
174 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
956 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2239 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1166 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1587 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1516 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13572 Morohashi
1784 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2387 New Nelson (John Haig)
1502 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1619 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
80 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
226 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
454 2001 Kanji
5b8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
0292.1 Four corner code
1-31-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65b0 Unicode hex code

聞

14 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
耳 門
Variants:
hear, ask, listen
Kun:
き.く、 き.こえる
On:
ブン、 モン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
  • 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
  • スポーツ新聞 【スポーツシンブン】 sports newspaper
  • 壁新聞 【カベシンブン】 wall newspaper, wall poster
  • 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
  • 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
  • 奏聞 【ソウモン】 reporting to the Emperor
  • 声聞 【ショウモン】 sravaka (disciple of Buddha), adherent of Hinayana Buddhism

Kun reading compounds

  • 聞く 【きく】 to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to enquire, to query, to hear about, to hear of, to learn of, to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with, to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to, to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance), to taste (alcohol), to try
  • 聞くだけ野暮 【きくだけやぼ】 asking would be rude, tasteless question
  • 聞こえる 【きこえる】 to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears, to sound (like), to come across (as), to be well known, to be famous, to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2, wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • preguntar
  • escuchar
  • rumor
  • reputación
  • oír

Portuguese

  • escutar
  • perguntar
  • escuta

French

  • entendre
  • écouter
  • demander
314 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
219 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
200 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
262 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4959 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
109 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
80 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2244 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
64 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
179 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1584 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4127 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2840 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1640 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29104 Morohashi
3326 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4732 New Nelson (John Haig)
1626 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1754 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
234 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3854 2001 Kanji
8e6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-6 SKIP code
7712.1 Four corner code
7740.1 Four corner code
1-42-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
805e Unicode hex code

聯

17 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
幺 耳
Variants:
聨
party, gang, clique
Kun:
つら.なる、 つら.ねる
On:
レン
1967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 連合 【レンゴウ】 union, combination, alliance, confederation, coalition, association, RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
  • 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
  • 対聯 【ツイレン】 couplet (Chinese poetry), pair of hanging scrolls
  • 朝鮮総聯 【チョウセンソウレン】 General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.), Chongryon

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lian2
Korean:
ryeon

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3713 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2948 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1797 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29153 Morohashi
1419 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4737 New Nelson (John Haig)
2676 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2716 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6e11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-11 SKIP code
1217.2 Four corner code
1-46-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
806f Unicode hex code

播

15 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
扎 田 米 釆
plant, sow
Kun:
ま.く
On:
ハ、 バン、 ハン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2204 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 播種 【ハシュ】 sowing, seeding, planting
  • は種床 【ハシュドコ】 container for growing seedlings, seedbed, sowing bed
  • 播州 【バンシュウ】 old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
  • 播但線 【バンタンセン】 Bantan Line (Hyogo Prefecture)

Kun reading compounds

  • 蒔く 【まく】 to sow, to plant, to seed, to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict), to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

Readings

Japanese names:
はり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo4, bo1
Korean:
pa

Spanish

  • siembra
  • propagación
  • difusión
  • sembrar
  • propagar
  • diseminar

Portuguese

French

1992 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2259 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
906 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
669 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12747 Morohashi
2273 New Nelson (John Haig)
2262 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2361 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c12.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
5206.9 Four corner code
1-39-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64ad Unicode hex code