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昆

8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 比
descendants, elder brother, insect
On:
コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 昆虫 【コンチュウ】 insect, bug
  • 昆布 【コンブ】 kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
  • 後昆 【コウコン】 grandchildren, posterity

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kun1
Korean:
gon, hon

Spanish

  • descendientes

Portuguese

  • descendentes
  • irmão mais velho

French

  • descendant
  • frère ainé
  • insecte
1276 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1837 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2106 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1405 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
945 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1874 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2037 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1859 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
968 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3067 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1563 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2138 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
457 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13792 Morohashi
2413 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2430 New Nelson (John Haig)
448 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
483 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1188 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3856 2001 Kanji
4c4.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
6011.1 Four corner code
6071.1 Four corner code
1-26-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6606 Unicode hex code

布

5 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
一 ノ 巾
linen, cloth, spread, distribute
Kun:
ぬの、 し.く、 きれ
On:
フ、 ホ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
877 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 布 【ヌノ】 cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  • 布教 【フキョウ】 propagation (e.g. a religion), proselytizing, missionary work
  • 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 公布 【コウフ】 official proclamation, announcement, promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
  • 布衣 【ホイ】 linen kariginu, plain kariginu (Edo period), commoner
  • 布衣始 【ホウイハジメ】 ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time

Kun reading compounds

  • 布 【ぬの】 cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  • 布地 【ぬのじ】 fabric, cloth, material
  • 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 磨き布 【みがきぬの】 polishing cloth
  • 敷く 【しく】 to spread out, to lay out, to cover, to lay (e.g. railway tracks), to sit on, to take a position, to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
  • 切れ地 【きれじ】 fabric, cloth, material, traditionally patterned textiles, fabric scraps
  • ボロ布 【ぼろきれ】 old cloth, rag

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 の、 ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu4
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • paño
  • tela
  • difusión

Portuguese

  • Linho
  • pano

French

  • linge
706 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
799 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
778 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
749 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1468 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
737 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
494 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
170 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
675 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
688 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
887 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
557 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2566 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
412 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8778 Morohashi
2973 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1548 New Nelson (John Haig)
405 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
433 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
653 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1444 2001 Kanji
3f2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-41-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e03 Unicode hex code

巻

9 strokes
Radical:
oneself 己 (巳, 已, 㔾)
Parts:
二 并 大 已
Variants:
卷
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Kun:
ま.く、 まき、 ま.き
On:
カン、 ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 巻 【カン】 volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
  • 巻末 【カンマツ】 end of a book
  • 圧巻 【アッカン】 highlight, best part, stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking, to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
  • 通巻 【ツウカン】 consecutive number of volumes, total number of volumes
  • 巻雲 【ケンウン】 cirrus (cloud)
  • 巻纓 【ケンエイ】 rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail
  • 席巻 【セッケン】 sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming

Kun reading compounds

  • 巻く 【まく】 to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf), to envelope, to shroud, to outflank, to skirt, to link (verse), to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
  • 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
  • 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
  • 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
  • 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
  • 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
  • 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
  • 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
  • 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
juan4, juan3
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • enrollar
  • rollo
  • volumen
  • tomo
  • liar

Portuguese

  • rolo
  • volume
  • livro
  • parte
  • enrolar
  • laço
  • mola
  • sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)

French

  • rouleau
  • livre
  • tome
  • volume
  • partie
  • enrouler
  • envelopper
  • compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
841 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
826 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
636 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1466 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
885 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
493 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
975 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
507 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
516 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
715 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
555 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3273 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1691 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2298 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1215 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8759P Morohashi
2645 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1545 New Nelson (John Haig)
1207 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1292 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
878 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1056 2001 Kanji
0a9.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
4-9-2 SKIP code
9071.7 Four corner code
1-20-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5dfb Unicode hex code