Jisho

×

既

10 strokes
Radical:
perish 无
Parts:
牙 艮
previously, already, long ago
Kun:
すで.に
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1081 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 既成 【キセイ】 established, existing, accomplished, accepted, completed
  • 既婚 【キコン】 married
  • 皆既 【カイキ】 total eclipse, totality

Kun reading compounds

  • 既に 【すでに】 already, too late
  • 既にして 【すでにして】 in the meantime, meanwhile

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • anterior
  • previo
  • pasado
  • ya
  • antes

Portuguese

  • previamente
  • já
  • há muito tempo

French

  • déjà
  • auparavant
  • il y a longtemps
1126 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1265 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3887 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1309 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1402 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1458 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1552 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1162 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1470 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1498 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
791 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1079 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1493 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13721 Morohashi
1166 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2407 New Nelson (John Haig)
1481 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1593 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1343 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3857 2001 Kanji
0a10.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-5 SKIP code
7171.4 Four corner code
1-20-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e2 Unicode hex code

存

6 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 子
exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
Kun:
ながら.える、 あ.る、 たも.つ、 と.う
On:
ソン、 ゾン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
577 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 存続 【ソンゾク】 continuance, survival, persistence, retention, duration
  • 存在 【ソンザイ】 existence, being, presence
  • 残存 【ザンゾン】 survival, remaining, being extant, being left
  • 共存 【キョウゾン】 coexistence
  • 存分 【ゾンブン】 to one's heart's content, as much as one likes, without reserve, freely, to the full
  • 存じる 【ゾンジル】 to know, to be aware (of), to be acquainted (with), to think, to consider, to believe, to feel
  • 温存 【オンゾン】 preservation, retainment, keeping
  • 共存 【キョウゾン】 coexistence

Kun reading compounds

  • 永らえる 【ながらえる】 to have a long life, to live a long time

Readings

Japanese names:
あり、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cun2
Korean:
jon

Spanish

  • existir
  • proteger
  • conocer
  • suponer

Portuguese

  • supor
  • estar atento
  • acreditar
  • sentir

French

  • supposer
  • être conscient de
  • croire
  • sentir
836 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
938 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
926 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
724 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1267 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
405 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
455 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
313 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
269 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
269 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
458 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3702 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1894 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2575 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
691 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6943 Morohashi
2982 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284 New Nelson (John Haig)
684 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
739 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
431 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
846 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1447 2001 Kanji
2c3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-4 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
3-2-3 SKIP code
3-3-2 SKIP code
4024.7 Four corner code
1-34-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b58 Unicode hex code

不

4 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 ｜ 丶 ノ
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
On:
フ、 ブ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
  • 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
  • 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
  • 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
  • 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
  • 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu4, bu2
Korean:
bu, bul

Spanish

  • prefijo negativo: in-
  • des-

Portuguese

  • Prefixo negativo
  • negativa
  • não
  • feia
  • ruim
  • deselegante

French

  • négation
  • non
  • mauvais
  • laid
  • maladroit
500 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
600 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
572 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
17 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
130 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
104 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
94 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.18 Japanese for Busy People
94 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
422 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
10 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1225 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19 Morohashi
3434 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
13 New Nelson (John Haig)
1217 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
103 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
444 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3154 2001 Kanji
0a4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
3-3-1 SKIP code
3-2-2 SKIP code
1090.0 Four corner code
1-41-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e0d Unicode hex code

適

14 strokes (also 13)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
亠 并 冂 十 込 口 立 滴
suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
Kun:
かな.う
On:
テキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 適格 【テキカク】 eligible, qualified, competent
  • 適応 【テキオウ】 adaptation, accommodation, conformity
  • 不適 【フテキ】 inadequacy, inappropriateness, unfitness, impropriety
  • 悠々自適 【ユウユウジテキ】 living a life of leisure with dignity, living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares, otium cum dignitate

Kun reading compounds

  • 叶う 【かなう】 to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with, to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4, kuo4
Korean:
jeog, cheog

Spanish

  • adecuado
  • apropiado
  • adaptarse

Portuguese

  • raro
  • ocasional
  • conveniente
  • qualificado
  • capaz

French

  • approprié
  • occasionnel
  • rare
  • qualifié
  • capable
679 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
778 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
755 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
663 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4738 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
966 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2240 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
415 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
657 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
718 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3918 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2020 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2726 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
448 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39076P Morohashi
3160 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6107 New Nelson (John Haig)
441 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
473 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
799 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
449 2001 Kanji
2q11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-11 SKIP code
3-2-11 SKIP code
3030.2 Four corner code
1-37-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9069 Unicode hex code

格

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
口 夂 木
status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
On:
カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
281 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 格 【カク】 status, position, rank, method, way, style, rule, regulation, law, case, figure (form of a syllogism)
  • 格上げ 【カクアゲ】 status elevation, upgrading, promotion
  • 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
  • 低価格 【テイカカク】 low price
  • 格子 【コウシ】 lattice, latticework, window bars, grid, grating, trellis, lattice door, check(ed) pattern, plaid
  • 格子柄 【コウシガラ】 check pattern, checked pattern, checkered pattern, plaid, lattice design
  • 格 【キャク】 amendment (to ritsuryō)
  • 格式 【カクシキ】 formality, social rules, social status, social standing, amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
  • 弘仁格 【コウニンキャク】 Ordinance of the Konin Era
  • 格組 【ゴウグミ】 wooden framework
  • 格天井 【ゴウテンジョウ】 coffered ceiling

Readings

Japanese names:
いたる、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge2, ge1
Korean:
gyeog, nag

Spanish

  • estado
  • rango
  • posición
  • regla
  • ley
  • aptitud
  • capacidad
  • carácter

Portuguese

  • condição
  • posição
  • capacidade
  • caracter
  • caso (lei
  • gramática)

French

  • rang
  • statut
  • capacité
  • caractère
  • cas (loi, grammaire)
569 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
663 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
633 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
334 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2259 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
633 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1099 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
643 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
653 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
852 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1088 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1161 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
627 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
835 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
298 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14749 Morohashi
926 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2668 New Nelson (John Haig)
292 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
312 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
403 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
710 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1877 2001 Kanji
4a6.17 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4796.4 Four corner code
1-19-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
683c Unicode hex code

建

9 strokes
Radical:
long stride 廴
Parts:
廴 聿
build
Kun:
た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
On:
ケン、 コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 建国 【ケンコク】 founding of a nation
  • 建議 【ケンギ】 proposition, motion, proposal, suggestion
  • 経営再建 【ケイエイサイケン】 management reorganization, management reorganisation
  • 財政再建 【ザイセイサイケン】 finance reform, fiscal reconstruction
  • 建立 【コンリュウ】 (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
  • 再建 【サイコン】 (temple or shrine) rebuilding

Kun reading compounds

  • 建てる 【たてる】 to build, to construct
  • 建て 【たて】 contract, commitment
  • 建前 【たてまえ】 face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts), ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
  • 建つ 【たつ】 to be erected, to be built

Readings

Japanese names:
たけ、 たつ、 たて
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
geon

Spanish

  • construir
  • edificar
  • levantarse
  • ser construido

Portuguese

  • Construção

French

  • construire
391 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
498 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
473 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
244 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1549 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
363 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
166 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
995 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.12 Japanese for Busy People
892 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
913 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1055 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
600 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3834 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1965 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2661 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
398 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9574 Morohashi
3090 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1660 New Nelson (John Haig)
391 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
417 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
524 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3567 2001 Kanji
2q6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-6 SKIP code
3-2-6 SKIP code
1540.0 Four corner code
1-23-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5efa Unicode hex code

築

16 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
丶 几 工 木 竹
fabricate, build, construct
Kun:
きず.く
On:
チク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
821 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 築 【チク】 ... years since construction, ... years old (of a building), built in ...
  • 築城 【チクジョウ】 castle construction, building a castle, fortification
  • 本建築 【ホンケンチク】 permanent construction
  • 移築 【イチク】 dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere

Kun reading compounds

  • 築く 【きずく】 to build, to construct, to erect, to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.), to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.), to lay (a foundation)

Readings

Japanese names:
つい、 つき、 つく、 づき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu2, zhu4
Korean:
chug

Spanish

  • edificar
  • construir

Portuguese

  • fabricar
  • construção
  • construir

French

  • bâtir
  • construire
  • fabriquer
673 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
774 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
751 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
820 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3435 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
711 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
801 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2575 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1603 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1710 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1056 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1488 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3370 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1743 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2369 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
959 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26298X Morohashi
2715 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4343 New Nelson (John Haig)
950 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1021 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
815 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2364 2001 Kanji
6f10.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-10 SKIP code
8890.4 Four corner code
1-35-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bc9 Unicode hex code

物

8 strokes
Radical:
cow 牛 (牜)
Parts:
ノ 勹 牛 勿
thing, object, matter
Kun:
もの、 もの-
On:
ブツ、 モツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
  • 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
  • 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
  • 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
  • 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
  • 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest

Kun reading compounds

  • 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
  • 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
  • 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
  • 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu4
Korean:
mul

Spanish

  • cosa
  • objeto
  • materia

Portuguese

  • coisa
  • objeto
  • matéria

French

  • objet
  • chose
  • matière
313 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
410 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
387 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
126 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2857 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
74 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
214 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
611 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
79 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
79 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1290 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1084 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
587 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
777 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1059 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19959 Morohashi
874 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3538 New Nelson (John Haig)
1050 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1129 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
95 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
313 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2451 2001 Kanji
4g4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
2752.0 Four corner code
1-42-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7269 Unicode hex code